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Retirement in Italy and Norway

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  • Colombino, Ugo

    () (University of Turin, The Department of Economics Cognetti de Martiis)

  • Hernæs, Erik

    () (Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research)

  • Jia, Zhiyang

    () (Dept. of Economics, University of Oslo)

  • Strom, Steinar

    () (Dept. of Economics, University of Oslo)

Abstract

A structural model for retirement and employment based on a flexible, parametric utility function is developed. The model requires only cross section data and is estimated on survey data for Italy and register data for Norway. The estimates indicate that the preference structure among middle-aged Italian males and Norwegian males and females who are approaching retirement has strong similarities. The utility function estimates from a model with no consumption smoothing, seem more reasonable than estimates from a model with a perfect credit market. Policy simulations indicate a somewhat stronger response to cuts in pension benefits in Norway than in Italy.

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Paper provided by Oslo University, Department of Economics in its series Memorandum with number 10/2003.

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Length: 49 pages
Date of creation: 21 Mar 2003
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Handle: RePEc:hhs:osloec:2003_010

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Keywords: Retirement; inter-temporal interpretation; estimates and policy; simulations; Italy; Norway;

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  1. Alan L. Gustman & Thomas L. Steinmeier, 1986. "A Structural Retirement Model," NBER Working Papers 1237, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Aaberge, Rolf & Colombino, Ugo & Strom, Steinar, 1999. "Labour Supply in Italy: An Empirical Analysis of Joint Household Decisions, with Taxes and Quantity Constraints," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(4), pages 403-22, July-Aug..
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Cited by:
  1. Michele Belloni & Rob Alessie, 2010. "Retirement Choices in Italy: What an Option Value Model tells us," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 10-102/3, Tinbergen Institute.
  2. Roberto Leombruni & Matteo Richiardi, 2006. "LABORsim: An Agent-Based Microsimulation of Labour Supply – An Application to Italy," Computational Economics, Society for Computational Economics, vol. 27(1), pages 63-88, February.

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