• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: The incentive effects of minimum pensions
  • Contributor: Jiménez-Martín, Sergi [Author]
  • imprint: Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), 2014
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.15185/izawol.84
  • ISSN: 2054-9571
  • Keywords: J26 ; H75 ; H55 ; retirement ; minimum pension ; life-cycle model ; D91 ; J22 ; incentives to retire
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  • Description: The main purpose of minimum pension benefit programs and old-age social assistance programs is to guarantee a minimum standard of living after retirement and thus to alleviate poverty in old age. In many developing and developed countries, the minimum pension program is a key welfare program and a major influence on the retirement decisions of low-income workers and workers with erratic work histories. The design of many minimum pension programs tends to create strong incentives for low-income workers to retire as soon as they become eligible for the program, which is often earlier than the normal retirement age.
  • Access State: Open Access