Spillover Effects of Old-Age Pension Across Generations: Family Labor Supply and Child Outcomes by Han Ye

Join us for the latest Applied Economics Research Seminar Series event, Autumn Term 2023.

Han Ye from the Department of Economics at the University of Mannheim, will present this seminar on Spillover Effects of Old-Age Pension Across Generations: Family Labor Supply and Child Outcomes. 

Abstract

We study the impact of grandparental retirement decisions on family members’ labor supply and child outcomes by exploiting a Dutch pension reform in a fuzzy Regression Discontinuity design. We find that a one-hour increase in grandmothers’ hours worked causes adult daughters with young children to work half an hour less. Daughters without children, with older children and sons/daughters-in-law are not affected. Examining the reform impacts on grandchildren’s test scores, we find positive effects on children aged 4-7, who experienced a substitution from grandparental to maternal care. We also show negative effects for children aged 8-12, possibly due to a substitution from grandparental to formal childcare or no care.

The seminar will begin with a presentation and will end with a Q and A session.

It will be held in the Economics Common Room at 2pm on Thursday 9th November. This event is open to all levels of study and is also open to the public. To register your place and gain access to the webinar, please contact the seminar organisers.

This event is part of the Applied Economics Research Seminar Series.