The retirement epectations of middle-aged Australians

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark; Steven Stillman

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4932.2009.00543.x

The retirement epectations of middle-aged Australians

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark^*, Steven Stillman

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We use HILDA data to examine the retirement plans of middle-aged Australians. We find that approximately two-thirds of men and more than half of women report a numeric expected retirement age which we refer to as having a standard retirement plan. Still, one in five individuals seem to have delayed their retirement planning and approximately 1 in 11 either does not know when he or she expects to retire or expects to never retire. Retirement plans are closely related to current labour market position, with workers in jobs with well-defined superannuation benefits more likely to report numeric expected retirement ages.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	146-163
Number of pages	18
Journal	Economic Record
Volume	85
Issue number	269
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4932.2009.00543.x
Publication status	Published - 2009

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