Retirement Drivers and Outcomes in Australia

Retirement Drivers and Outcomes in Australia

Population ageing has driven governments around the world to reform their social security systems. At the same time, there has been increased research and policy focus on retirement decisions. This presentation will provide an overview of recent research analysing the key drivers of retirement in Australia. The presentation draws on a long-term program of research which leverages changes to the Australian Age Pension to identify the major factors determining retirement decisions.  More recent research uses the program changes to understand the impact of retirement on outcomes including economic well-being, health and cognition. Policy implications are discussed, along with fruitful line of further inquiry.

This event is a hybrid event and can be attended in-person or virtually.

About the Speaker

Garry Barrett is Professor of Economics and Head of the School of Economics at the University of Sydney. His main areas of research are labour economics, public economics and econometrics. Garry's research has focused on measuring and understanding the drivers of economic inequality and poverty; applying consumption-based measures of wellbeing and examining participation in income support programs. Most recently Garry’s work has analysed the determinants of retirement behaviour and well-being in retirement. Garry has undertaken collaborative research with government departments in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. His work has been published in journals such as Econometrica, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Journal of Health Economics and The Economic Record.

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