Macroeconomic Determinants of Retirement Timing
dc.contributor.author | Gorodnichenko, Yuriy | |
dc.contributor.author | Song, Jae | |
dc.contributor.author | Stolyarov, Dmitriy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-10T15:47:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-10T15:47:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-09-01 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/102261 | |
dc.description.abstract | We analyze lifetime earnings histories of white males during 1960-2010 and categorize the labor force status of every worker as either working full-time, partially retired or fully retired. We find that the fraction of partially retired workers has risen dramatically (from virtually zero to 15 percent for 60-62 year olds), and that the duration of partial retirement spells has been steadily increasing. We estimate the response of retirement timing to variations in unemployment rate, inflation and house prices. Flows into both full and partial retirement increase significantly when the unemployment rate rises. Workers around normal retirement age are especially sensitive to variations in unemployment rate. Workers who are partially retired show a differential response to high unemployment rate: younger workers increase their partial retirement spell, while older workers accelerate their transition to full retirement. We also find that high inflation discourages full-time work and encourages partial and full retirement. House prices do not have a significant impact on retirement timing. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Social Security Administration | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Michigan Retirement Research Center, University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | WP 2013-281 | en_US |
dc.subject | Retirement Timing, Unemployment, Inflation | en_US |
dc.title | Macroeconomic Determinants of Retirement Timing | en_US |
dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Population and Demography | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | University of California, Berkeley | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Social Security Administration | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Department of Ecnomics | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/102261/1/wp281.pdf | |
dc.owningcollname | Retirement and Disability Research Center, Michigan (MRDRC) |
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