<p><p><p>This paper examines the extent to which changes in the labour market activity of men and women aged between 50 and the State Pension Age in England are determined by the financial incentives that they face.</p></p></p>

Authors

James Banks
James Banks

CPP Co-Director

James is Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at Manchester, working on broad issues in the economics of retirement, savings and health.

Carl Emmerson
Carl Emmerson

Deputy Director

Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.

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Gemma Tetlow

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IFS

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J, Banks and C, Emmerson and G, Tetlow. (2007). Healthy retirement or unhealthy inactivity: how important are financial incentives in explaining retirement?. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/healthy-retirement-or-unhealthy-inactivity-how-important-are-financial-incentives (accessed: 30 June 2024).

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