Postponing retirement age and labor force participation: the role of family transfers

Pascal Belan (pascal.belan@cyu.fr), Pierre-Jean Messe and François-Charles Wolff

No 2010041, Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain) from Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)

Abstract: In this paper, we examine the consequences of delaying retirement in an overlapping generations model with domestic production and parental transfers in the form of grandchild care. We show that a change in age at retirement influences the employment rates of both young and the old. This interdependency stems from the provision of family transfers. Postponing retirement may increase time devoted to grandchild care transfers, which allows the young to work more on the labour market. We then study the conditions under which this positive family externality holds. Finally, using numerical simulations, we assess the consequences of delaying retirement on labour participation and account for public policy implications

Keywords: Retirement; domestic production; family transfers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 2010-12-01
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Working Paper: Postponing retirement age and labor force participation: the role of family transfers (2011)
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