This study examines the influence of occupational characteristics on the early retirement of men. The results indicate that there is some age-grading of occupational “attractiveness” such that occupational characteristics gain or lose their direct salience for retirement depending on the age of incumbents. In addition, when the nature of work is controlled, the influence of pension coverage declines, suggesting that past research may have overestimated the pecuniary influence of pension benefits.
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Mark D. Hayward (1986) studied this question.
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