Gender Differences in Early Retirement Behaviour

Svenn-Åge Dahl (), Øivind Nilsen and Kjell Vaage
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Svenn-Åge Dahl: SNF, Bergen

No 522, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: In this paper we analyse early retirement for men and women focusing on family characteristics such as marital status, spouse income and wealth, and spouses' labour market status. The female participation rate is high in Norway, implying that the country is particularly suitable for the study of gender differences in the early retirement behaviour. At our disposal we have administrative data that include information on individuals aged between 55 and 61 years in 1989. The individuals are followed until the end of 1995, with the aim of determining the predictors of different early retirement states. The results of a competing risk model indicate that women are less likely to take early retirement compared to men and that these differences are due to both different characteristics and different behaviour.

Keywords: labour force participation; gender differences; early retirement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 C25 J26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2002-06
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Published - published in: European Sociological Review, 2003, 19 (2), 179-198

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