Data and Code for: Increasing the Retirement Age: Policy Effects and Underlying Mechanisms

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Simon Rabaté, Institut nationale; Egbert Jongen, Leiden University (Netherlands); Tilbe Atav, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
  AEJP-Replication-Package-March-2023 04/13/2023 03:19:PM

Project Citation: 

Rabaté, Simon, Jongen, Egbert, and Atav, Tilbe. Data and Code for: Increasing the Retirement Age: Policy Effects and Underlying Mechanisms. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-01-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/E185702V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We study the effects of increasing the statutory retirement age (SRA) in the Netherlands, using RDD and  administrative data on the universe of the population. We find clear and large employment effects of the reform. A simple model in which individuals stay longer in their pre-SRA labor market state predicts the treatment effects well. The employment level before the SRA and the retirement hazard at the SRA are the key determinants of the effects of the policy change. Exploring potential explanations for the high hazard rate observed in the Netherlands, our results point to an important role of employers' effects.


Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms retirement; policy; Netherlands
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J14 Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination
      J26 Retirement; Retirement Policies
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Netherlands
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1999 – 2020
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2018 – 2021


Related Publications

Download this project

Published Versions

V1 [2024-01-22]

Export Metadata

Dublin Core

DDI 2.5

Report a Problem

Found a serious problem with the data, such as disclosure risk or copyrighted content? Let us know.

This material is distributed exactly as received from the data depositor. As of April 2026, depositors are required to submit study materials in accessible formats. ICPSR has not reviewed, checked, or processed this material. For additional information about the study, please contact the investigator(s) directly. If you have questions about the accessibility of materials distributed by ICPSR or require further assistance, please visit ICPSR's Accessibility Center.