Aging populations strain pension systems, prompting policymakers to introduce partial retirement schemes to incentivize workers to retire later. I study the impact of introducing partial retirement within collective bargaining agreements in Sweden's manufacturing sector in 2013. Merging...

This paper examines the impact of parenthood on labor market outcomes for both men and women using population-wide annual income data from 1960 to 2021 in Sweden. First, I document the contemporary child penalties across several labor market outcomes. Second, I show that while the motherhood...

Intro -- Preface -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Recent Methodological Developments in Economic History -- 3 - The Making of the Economic Historian: Eli F.Heckscher, 1897-1904* -- 4 - Eli Heckscher and the Holy Trinity -- 5 - Heckscher-Ohlin Theory and Individual Attitudes Toward Globalization -- 6 -...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- CESifo Book Series in Economic Policy -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Demography -- 2 Public Support for the Old -- 3 Public Support for Families and Children -- 4 Child-Related Elements in Public Pension Schemes -- 5 Life-cycle...