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Live longer and healthier : impact of pension income for low-income retirees

Malavasi, Chiara; Ye, Han - 2024

We estimate the effect of additional pension income on mortality outcomes by exploring the eli- gibility criteria of a … to a 2-month delay in age at death (censored at 75). Survey evidence suggests that additional pension income improves …

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Biological gender differences, absenteeism and the earning gap

Ichino, Andrea (contributor); Moretti, Enrico (contributor) - 2006

In most Western countries illness-related absenteeism is higher among female workers than among male workers. Using the personnel dataset of a large Italian bank, we show that the probability of an absence due to illness increases for females, relative to males, approximately 28 days after a...

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Do employees profit from profit sharing? : evidence from Canadian panel data

Long, Richard J.; Fang, Tony - 2012

Using panel data from a large sample of Canadian establishments, this paper examines whether employee earnings increase, decrease, or do not change in the period subsequent to adoption of profit sharing, relative to establishments that do not adopt profit sharing. Our research contributes to...

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If you are so smart, why aren't you an entrepreneur? : returns to cognitive and social ability ; entrepreneurs versus employees

Hartog, Joop (contributor); Praag, Mirjam van (contributor); … - 2008

generates a higher income, but only for entrepreneurs: This finding supports Lazear's Jack-of-all-Trades theory. -- (Non …-)cognitive abilities ; intelligence ; earnings ; entrepreneur(ship) ; wage employment ; income differentials …

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Job quality gaps between migrant and native gig workers : evidence from Poland

Kowalik, Zuzanna; Lewandowski, Piotr; Kaczmarczyk, Paweł - 2023

, quantitative survey in Poland, we study taxi and delivery platform drivers' working conditions and job quality. We focus on the … income or other job opportunities much more often than natives, who mostly do it for autonomy. Migrants' job quality is … job satisfaction. Migrants who started a gig job immediately after arriving in Poland are particularly deprived. They also …

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Wealth shocks and health outcomes : evidence from stock market fluctuations

Schwandt, Hannes - 2014

Do wealth shocks affect the health of the elderly in developed countries? The economic literature is skeptical about such effects which have so far only been found for poor retirees in poor countries. In this paper I show that wealth shocks also matter for the health of wealthy retirees in the...

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Roadblocks on the road to grandma's house : fertility consequences of delayed retirement

Battistin, Erich; De Nadai, Michele; Padula, Mario - 2014

This paper investigates the role of childcare provided by grandparents for the fertility decisions of their offspring. We exploit a decade of pension reforms in Italy that mandated the grandparental generation to a working horizon longer than they would have had otherwise. We argue that the rise...

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The caregiving responsibilities of retirees : what are they and how do they affect retirees' well-being?

Kalenkoski, Charlene; Oumtrakool, Eakamon - 2015

Using data from the 2010 and 2012 American Time Use Surveys (ATUS) and the associated Well-being Modules, this paper examines how caregiving affects the well-being of retirees who are caregivers. Different caregiving activities are examined, including caring for household children, caring for...

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Paid work after retirement : recent trends in Denmark

Larsen, Mona; Pedersen, Peder J. - 2012

The labor market in Denmark seems to follow the trend in a number of other countries of increasing labor force participation in the 60+ group. We analyze trends for the early retirement age interval 60-64 and for the age group 65-74 where people are eligible to a national social security program...

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The impact of social security on pension claiming and retirement: active vs. passive decisions

Lalive, Rafael; Magesan, Arvind; Staubli, Stefan - 2020

additional structure point identifies the fraction at 67%. An original survey of Swiss pensioners reveals that reference …

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