We study how social security influences the retirement behavior of couples. First, we exploit over two decades of full-population data and a discontinuity design to document sizable retirement spillovers to spouses when individuals reach pension eligibility age. Next, we explore underlying...

We study how social security influences the retirement behavior of couples. First, we exploit over two decades of full-population data and a discontinuity design to document sizable retirement spillovers to spouses when individuals reach pension eligibility age. Next, we explore underlying...

We study how social security influences the retirement behavior of couples. First, we exploit over two decades of full-population data and a discontinuity design to document sizable retirement spillovers to spouses when individuals reach pension eligibility age. Next, we explore underlying...

This PhD dissertation consists of four self-contained chapters. The first two chapters study how the design of public pension systems affect individuals' behavior. The first chapter studies how pension eligibility ages impact the retirement behavior of couples. The second chapter explores how...

This PhD dissertation consists of four self-contained chapters. The first two chapters study how the design of public pension systems affect individuals' behavior. The first chapter studies how pension eligibility ages impact the retirement behavior of couples. The second chapter explores how...