Retirement behaviour in OECD countries: impact of old-age pension schemes and other social transfer programmes

Retirement incentives contained in old-age pensions and other social transfer programmes explain a sizeable share of past declines and current differences between countries in older males’ participation in the labour force. OECD Economics Studies No. 37.

Related Documents

• OECD Economic Studies
• The retirement effects of old-age pension systems and other social transfer programmes in OECD countries
• Coping with ageing: a dynamic approach to quantify the impact of alternative policy options on future labour supply in OECD countries
• Economics Department Working Papers - List
• OECD Economic Outlook Special Chapters

European Day of the Entrepreneur, Zagreb, Croatia, 5-6 October 2004

Eurocities and the European Commission’s PAXIS programme have launched this pilot project to develop the concept of the European Day of the Entrepreneur (EDE) and to built on the experiences of the cities that organise entrepreneurial events at local level.

Youth Employment Summit, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico 4-7 October 2004

Youth Employment Summit (YES) Mexico 2004 will be an important milestone for evaluating global progress on youth employment where national strategies will be shared within the context of YES Framework for Action. The LEED Programme has been invited to participate in this event.

L'asset building e l'uscita dalla povertà: Un nuovo dibattito sulla politica del welfare (2004)

L'importanza dei sistemi di erogazione dei servizi di asset building, considerati condizione sine qua non per il loro successo. Questo studio analizza soprattutto le proposte di programmi indirizzate ai governi centrali, in materia di asset building.

Also Available

• La formación de patrimonio y el escape de la pobreza: Un nuevo debate sobre la política del bienestar social
• La formación de patrimonio y el escape de la pobreza: Un nuevo debate sobre la política del bienestar social
• Asset Building and the Escape from Poverty: A New Welfare Policy Debate
• La constitution d'un patrimoine et la sortie de la pauvreté: Introduction à un nouveau débat sur la politique du bien-être

Conference on “Clusters of Enterprises and the Internationalisation of SMEs”, Timisoara, Romania, 24 May 2004

The delocalisation of Italian businesses from the Veneto region to the Romanian County of Timisoara has given a new impetus to entrepreneurship development and job creation in the county...

Related Documents

• About the Central European Initiative (CEI)

Enhancing income convergence in Central Europe after EU accession, OECD Economic Outlook No. 75, ch. VII

OECD Economic Outlook No. 75, ch. VII. After nearly fifteen years of transition, the countries of Central Europe have entered the European Union on 1 May 2004. This chapter examines the consequences of this event for the four acceding countries that are members of the OECD (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovak Republic).

Conference on Skills Upgrading, Copenhagen, Denmark, 18 June 2004

Today, many workers have difficulty retaining their jobs and progressing in the labour market due to inadequate skills and qualifications...

Ageing Societies and the Looming Pension Crisis

The challenge of ageing populations has countries seeking new ways to finance retirement plans. OECD research suggests implementing a range of reforms, from changing workplace practices and labor policies to altering state pension plans and encou...

4th International Conference on Entrepreneurship: Contexts, Locales and Values (Paris, 22-24 September 2004)

The 4th conference of the International Entrepreneurship Forum (IEF) will provide for research based insights and a forum for the sharing of experience-by policy makers and practitioners...

Global Knowledge Flows and Economic Development

This publication examines how national and regional governments and development agencies can increase economic competitiveness by promoting connections to global knowledge flows. It is based on the findings of a study led by ...