Netherlands

Maria Fleischmann () and Thijs van den Broek
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Maria Fleischmann: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Thijs van den Broek: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Chapter 26 in Extended Working Life Policies, 2020, pp 341-349 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The NetherlandsNetherlands traditionally had ampleRetirement early early retirementEarly retirement possibilities. Several reforms introduced from the late 1990s onward contributed to the successful reversal of this early exitEarly exit trend. As a result, in 2018, employeesEmployees on average retired at age 65.0, representing a three-year increase in the last ten years. This chapter describes the DutchDutch pension system and recent employment, healthHealth and careCaring, care, caregiving policies and reforms that have likely shaped the changes in the effective retirement ageEffective retirement age . We conclude with a short discussion of the current debate about future changes to the statutory retirementStatutory retirement age ageRetirement age(s) and consider other potential avenues through which policies could yield further increases in the effective retirement ageEffective retirement age of DutchDutch workers.

Keywords: Retirement; Pension policy; Care policy; Age stereotypes; Netherlands (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40985-2_26

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