Abstract
The aim of the study is to fill the research gap in relation to one of the behavioral factors that have a potential impact on retirement decisions—the framing effect. A research question addressed in the study is whether the way in which the decision-making problem is formulated (the framing effect) influences decisions on the planned retirement age. To answer this question, an original research questionnaire was developed. It included a description of a hypothetical pension system and experimental vignette questions. The research was conducted on the basis of answers given by 1079 randomly selected respondents who were participants of the pension system in Poland before retirement. In the analysis of the results, non-parametric tests and multiple logistic regression were used to compare response distributions. As a result of the conducted research, it was proven that the framing effect significantly affects the extension of the planned retirement age. At the same time, it was found that loss framing affects pension decisions to a greater extent than gain framing. It has also been noted that women are more susceptible than men to the framing of pension decisions. An application conclusion resulting from the conducted research is indicated as the possibility of the intentional use of the framing effect by decision-makers in order to increase the effective retirement age.
Highlights
Demographic change is one of the biggest societal challenges facing developed countries
In order to identify the possible consequences of this circumstance, the analyses presented were carried out separately for the entire population and separately for women and men
A preliminary comparison regarding the distribution of responses to different variants of the vignette question suggests that the formulation of the decision-making problem did affect the planned retirement age of the respondents
Summary
Demographic change is one of the biggest societal challenges facing developed countries. The functioning of old-age security systems is an area in which the consequences of the ongoing changes are visible. Alongside the financial stability of pension systems and income adequacy of pensions, the issue of retiring and retirement age are one of the most important topics of current debates. The growing interest in the issue of retirement age results from several issues. Delaying retirement has a positive impact on the adequacy of pension benefits and, taken as an aggregate, improves the financial sustainability of pension systems. In many countries there is a widening gap between the statutory and effective retirement age [1]
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