Continued Work or Retirement? Preferred Exit-age in Western European countries?

Ingrid Esser 2005

Through multi-level analyses, this study evaluates how welfare regime generosity as well as production regime coordination explains cross-national patterns of retirement preferences across twelve Western European countries. Contrary from previous research on supply-side factors, preferences for relatively later retirement is found within more generous welfare regimes and also extensively coordinated production regimes.

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Through multi-level analyses, this study evaluates how welfare regime generosity as well as production regime coordination explains cross-national patterns of retirement preferences across twelve Western European countries. Contrary from previous research on supply-side factors, preferences for relatively later retirement is found within more generous welfare regimes and also extensively coordinated production regimes.

Download Working Paper 2005 no.9