Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7269

How Sensitive Are Individual Retirement Expectations to Raising the Retirement Age?

Andries de Grip, Didier Fouarge, Raymond Montizaan

published in: De Economist, 2013, 161, 225–251

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7205

Ageing and Productivity: Introduction

David E. Bloom, Alfonso Sousa-Poza

published in: Labour Economics, 22 (2013) 1–4

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7010

The Economics of Grief

Gerard J. van den Berg, Petter Lundborg, Johan Vikström

published in: Economic Journal, 2017, 127 (604), 1794 - 1832

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6974

Monetary Transfers from Children and the Labour Supply of Elderly Parents: Evidence from Vietnam

Trong-Ha Nguyen, Amy Y.C. Liu, Alison L. Booth

published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2012, 48 (8), 1177–1191

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6958

Does Schooling Improve Cognitive Functioning at Older Ages?

Nicole Schneeweis, Vegard Skirbekk, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

published as 'Does Education Improve Cognitive Performance Four Decades After School Completion?' in: Demography, 2014, 51 (2), 619-643

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6878

Exploring the Early-life Causes and Later-life Consequences of Migration through a Longitudinal Study on Ageing

Alan Barrett, Irene Mosca

revised version published as 'Early-life Causes and Later-life Consequences of Migration: Evidence from Older Irish Adults' in: Journal of Population Ageing, 2013, 6 (1), 29-45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6791

Spouses' Retirement and Hours Outcomes: Evidence from Twofold Regression Discontinuity with Differences-in-Differences

Elena G. F. Stancanelli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6745

Income Distribution among those of 65 Years and Older in Sweden

Gabriella Sjögren Lindquist, Eskil Wadensjö

published in: Marek Szczpanski (ed.), Old Age Crisis and Pension Reform. Where do we stand?, Poznan: Publishing House of Poznan University of Technology, 2013

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6698

Joint Leisure Before and After Retirement: A Double Regression Discontinuity Approach

Elena G. F. Stancanelli, Arthur van Soest

published as 'Partners’ Leisure Time Truly Together Upon Retirement' in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, June 2016

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6642

Aging and Attitudes Towards Strategic Uncertainty and Competition: An Artefactual Field Experiment in a Swiss Bank

Thierry Madies, Marie Claire Villeval, Malgorzata Wasmer

revised version published as 'Intergenerational Attitudes Towards Strategic Uncertainty and Competition' in: European Economic Review, 2013, 61, 153-168.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6603

Dynamics of Disability and Work in Canada

Umut Oguzoglu

shorter version published as 'Why Do Past Disabilities Still Haunt the Newly Healthy?' in: Review of Economic Analysis, 2020, 12 (3), 331-344

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6537

Paid Work after Retirement: Recent Trends in Denmark

Mona Larsen, Peder J. Pedersen

published as 'To work, to retire – or both? Labor market activity after 60' in: IZA Journal of European Studies, 2013, 2:21

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6424

Ageing and Literacy Skills: Evidence from Canada, Norway and the United States

David A. Green, W. Craig Riddell

published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 22, 16 - 29

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6387

Run for Fun: Intrinsic Motivation and Physical Performance

Antonio Filippin, Jan C. van Ours

revised version published as 'Positive Assortative Matching: Evidence from Sports Data', in: Industrial Relations, 2015, 54 (3), 401-421

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6374

The Impact of Migration on Family Left Behind

Francisca M. Antman

published in: A. F. Constant, K. F. Zimmermann (eds.), International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, Edward Elgar 2013, Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, pp. 293-308

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6270

Hours of Work and Retirement Behavior

C. Sofia Machado, Miguel Portela

published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2014, 3 (16), 1-22

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6249

Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China: Evidence from CHARLS

Xiaoyan Lei, John Strauss, Meng Tian, Yaohui Zhao

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6229

Retirement and Home Production: A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Elena G. F. Stancanelli, Arthur van Soest

published in: American Economic Review, 2012, 102(3), 600-605

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6099

The Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Exploring the Role of Skills and Health Using Data on Adoptees and Twins

Petter Lundborg, Martin Nordin, Dan-Olof Rooth

published as 'The intergenerational transmission of human capital: the role of skills and health' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31 (4), 1035-1065.'

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6088

The Labor Supply and Retirement Behavior of China's Older Workers and Elderly in Comparative Perspective

John T. Giles, Dewen Wang, Wei Cai

published in: M. Majmundar and J. Smith (eds.), Aging in Asia: Findings from New and Emerging Data Initiatives, Washington, DC,The National Academies Press, 2012

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5967

Migrant Entrepreneurs and Credit Constraints under Labour Market Discrimination

Paul Frijters, Tao Sherry Kong, Xin Meng

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5940

Economic Conditions at the Time of Birth and Cognitive Abilities Late in Life: Evidence from Eleven European Countries

Gabriele Doblhammer, Gerard J. van den Berg, Thomas Fritze

revised version published as 'Economic Conditions at the Time of Birth and Cognitive Abilities Late in Life: Evidence from Ten European Countries' in: PLoS ONE, 8(9) 2013, e74915

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5938

Does It Pay to Be Productive? The Case of Age Groups

Alessandra Cataldi, Stephan Kampelmann, François Rycx

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2012, 33 (3), 264-283

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5866

Retirement Choice Simulation in Household Settings with Heterogeneous Pension Plans

Jinjing Li, Cathal O'Donoghue

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5865

Incentives of Retirement Transition for Elderly Workers: An Analysis of Actual and Simulated Replacement Rates in Ireland

Jinjing Li, Cathal O'Donoghue

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5863

Does Raising the Retirement Age Increase Employment of Older Workers?

Stefan Staubli, Josef Zweimüller

revised version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 108, 17-32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5771

Use of Time and Value of Unpaid Family Care Work: A Comparison between Italy and Poland

Francesca Francavilla, Gianna Claudia Giannelli, Gabriela Grotkowska, Mieczyslaw Socha

published as 'Dressing a ghost: size and value of unpaid family care' in: Applied Economics, 2019, 51 (28), 3015-3030 (authored by Francesca Francavilla and Gianna Gludia Giannelli)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5578

Is there Discriminatory Mortgage Pricing against Immigrants in the Spanish Lending Market?

Luis Diaz-Serrano, Josep M. Raya

published as 'Mortgages, immigrants and discrimination: An analysis of the interest rates in Spain' in: Regional Science & Urban Economics, 2014, 45, 22-32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5548

Improving the Employment Rates of People with Disabilities through Vocational Education

Kostas Mavromaras, Cain Polidano

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5544

Age Biased Technical and Organisational Change, Training and Employment Prospects of Older Workers

Luc Behaghel, Eve Caroli, Muriel Roger

published in: Economica, 2014, 81(322), 368-389

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5536

Retirement and Subjective Well-Being

Eric Bonsang, Tobias J. Klein

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2012, 83 (3), 311-329

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5490

The Transition from Work to Retirement

Werner Eichhorst

published in: German Policy Studies, 2011, 7 (1), 107-133

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5454

The Role of Marriage in the Causal Pathway from Economic Conditions Early in Life to Mortality

Gerard J. van den Berg, Sumedha Gupta

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2015, 40, 141–158

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5408

Disability and Multi-State Labour Force Choices with State Dependence

Umut Oguzoglu

revised version published in: Economic Record, 2016, 92 (296), 28 - 46

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5192

The Wage Elasticity of Informal Care Supply: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

Olena Y. Nizalova

published in: Southern Economics Journal, 2012, 79 (2), 350-366

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5169

Poorer Health – Shorter Hours? Health and Flexibility of Hours of Work

Johannes Geyer, Michal Myck

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5160

Fatal Attraction? Access to Early Retirement and Mortality

Andreas Kuhn, Jean-Philippe Wuellrich, Josef Zweimüller

revised and updated version published as IZA DP Nr. 11851, together with Stefan Staubli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5121

Are Older Workers Worthy of Their Pay? An Empirical Investigation of Age-Productivity and Age-Wage Nexuses

Ana Rute Cardoso, Paulo Guimaraes, José Varejão

published in: De Economist, 2011, 159 (2), 95-111

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4878

Family Location and Caregiving Patterns from an International Perspective

Helmut Rainer, Thomas Siedler

revised version published in: Population and Development Review, 2012, 38 (2), 337-351

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4780

The Role of Early-Life Conditions in the Cognitive Decline due to Adverse Events Later in Life

Gerard J. van den Berg, Dorly J. H. Deeg, Maarten Lindeboom, France Portrait

published in: Economic Journal, 2010, 120 (548), F411-F428

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4720

Retire Later or Work Harder?

David N.F. Bell, Robert A. Hart

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4653

Older Women: Pushed into Retirement by the Baby Boomers?

Diane J. Macunovich

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4652

Older Men: Pushed into Retirement by the Baby Boomers?

Diane J. Macunovich

published in: Monthly Labor Review, 2012, 135 (5), 3-18.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4462

The Effects of Pension Rights and Retirement Age on Training Participation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Raymond Montizaan, Frank Cörvers, Andries de Grip

published in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (1), 240-247

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4284

The Impact of a Phased Retirement Program: A Case Study

Marta Lachowska, Annika Sundén, Eskil Wadensjö

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4264

Will You Still Need Me – When I'm 64?

Jan C. van Ours

published in: De Economist, 2009, 157(4), 441-460

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4253

How Does Retirement Affect Health?

Stefanie Behncke

published as 'Does retirement trigger ill health?' in: Health Economics, 2012, 21 (3), 282 - 300

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4239

Labour Supply Effects of a Subsidised Old-Age Part-Time Scheme in Austria

Nikolaus Graf, Helmut Hofer, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

published in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung/Journal for Labour Market Research, 2011, 44 (3), 217-229

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4187

Increasing the Legal Retirement Age: The Impact on Wages, Worker Flows and Firm Performance

Pedro S. Martins, Alvaro A. Novo, Pedro Portugal

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4154

Dynamics of Poor Health and Non-Employment

Peter Haan, Michal Myck

revised version published as 'Dynamics of Health and Labour Market Risks' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28 (6), 1116-1125