Revisiting the labor supply effect of social security earnings test: New evidence from its elimination and reinstatement in Japan

Satoshi Shimizutani and Takashi Oshio

Japan and the World Economy, 2013, vol. 28, issue C, 99-111

Abstract: We explore the labor supply effect of the social security earnings test in Japan on those aged 65–69 years through a combined examination of the elimination of the earnings test in 1985 and its reinstatement in 2002. We present evidence showing that the effects of changes in the earnings tests on the labor supply of the elderly are not symmetric, controlling for changes in the attributes of workers and firms. The repeal of the earnings test in 1985 did affect the earnings distribution of the elderly (especially for male), while its reinstatement in 2002 did not alter the earnings distribution.

Keywords: Social security earnings test; Japan; Survey on employment of the Elderly; DFL analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H55 J26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.japwor.2013.08.003

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