Retirement

Employees in higher-level occupations outlive manual workers. How long do they live in retirement or (in)activity ?

People in higher-level occupations have a longer life expectancy than manual workers but retire later, on average. Which occupational categories spend the most years in retirement ? Are any gender differences observed ? How do career histories and the pension system affect time spent in retirement ? To answer these questions, Florian Bonnet, Carlo-Giovanni Camarda, Emmanuelle Cambois, and Ophélie Merville mea- sure life expectancy across occupational categories at different ages, particularly around retirement ages.

International - World

Pensions reforms have slowed in OECD countries but need to continue, says OECD

Pensions at a Glance 2017 says that public spending on pensions for the OECD as a whole has risen by about 1.5% of GDP since 2000. However, the pace of spending growth is projected to slow substantially.

At the same time, recent reforms will lower the incomes of many future pensioners. People will live longer and to ensure a decent pension would have to postpone the age of retirement.

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