Tax and transfer programs, retirement behavior, and work hours over the life cycle

Julián Díaz-Saavedra

Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2017, vol. 20, issue 1, 64-85

Abstract: In this paper, we use a computable overlapping generations model economy to analyze the quantitative effects of some reforms on tax and transfer programs, aimed at easing the tax burden on the labor supply of older workers. We focus on retirement behavior, work hours over the life cycle, and efficiency gains. We find that the labor supply of older workers is very responsive to changes in tax and transfer programs and show that the gains, in terms of old-age work hours, are non-trivial. However, we also find that longer careers may not substantially increase aggregate hours because workers may reallocate labor supply over the life cycle in response to retiring later. Moreover, since longer careers may also reduce saving rates, we also find that changes in tax and transfer programs aimed at boosting the employment rates of the elderly may reduce output per head.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/17487870.2015.1113381

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