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Requested Technical Paper
Insight: Predictive Factors for Retirement Timing
The factors affecting the retirement behavior of U.S. workers deserve renewed research attention and deeper understanding given recent developments such as the shift to defined contribution plans and corresponding decline in defined benefit pension plans, ongoing and proposed Social Security reforms, the recent volatility in the stock and housing markets, and exploding health care costs for retirees and workers. This paper investigates the impact of factors such as health insurance coverage, retirement plan types and public policies on the retirement timing of older workers.
[US - May 2008]
Watson Wyatt produces both Technical Papers (in-depth academic papers describing the process, progress or results of technical research) and Insights (concise, informative analysis on existing research on a variety of thematic areas).