Partons-nous à la retraite trop tôt ?

Pierre Pestieau and Jean-Marie Lozachmeur

Revue Économique, 2002, vol. 53, issue 4, 825-838

Abstract: [fre] Are we retiring early?. . It is often argued that implicit taxation on continued activity of elderly workers is responsible for the widely observed trend towards early revirement. In a first best world, it is certainly possible to eliminate this taxation and have a social security scheme that is redistributive and efficient at the same time. This paper shows that in a second best world, the optimal policy implies an inducement to retire early. We considera model where the social objective is utilitarian and where individuals differ both in unobservable productivity and health status. [eng] Are we retiring early?. . It is often argued that implicit taxation on continued activity of elderly workers is responsible for the widely observed trend towards early revirement. In a first best world, it is certainly possible to eliminate this taxation and have a social security scheme that is redistributive and efficient at the same time. This paper shows that in a second best world, the optimal policy implies an inducement to retire early. We considera model where the social objective is utilitarian and where individuals differ both in unobservable productivity and health status.

Date: 2002
Note: DOI:10.3406/reco.2002.410447
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