The Social Security Administration website has a link to a publication titled Social Security Programs Throughout the World, which is available at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/ or by searching for “Social Security Programs Throughout the World.”

Using the report for the most recent year available, find the summary tables that compare the attributes of retirement systems of all European countries, and in particular, examine the table containing ages for each country at which a person may begin to take a pension from the Social Security program. Based on this table, which of countries do you think will have the greatest rate of early retirement, in which individuals exit the workforce prior to becoming eligible for Social Security? Why?