Pension reforms and couples’ labour supply decisions

Hamed Markazi Moghadam, Patrick A. Puhani and Joanna Tyrowicz

Labour Economics, 2024, vol. 91, issue C

Abstract: This study examines how retirement options for husbands and wives impact their labour supply decisions using a regression discontinuity design. In the context of German pension reforms, which have tightened early retirement possibilities, we find that coordination in retirement decisions between spouses was more prevalent and symmetrical before the reforms, but less so after. This sheds light on the role of early retirement possibilities in shaping couples’ reactions to one spouse’s retirement age.

Keywords: Retirement coordination; Labour market participation; Household decisions; Regression discontinuity design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J22 J26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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Working Paper: Pension Reforms and Couples' Labour Supply Decisions (2023)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2024.102627

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