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Can the retirement-consumption puzzle be resolved?: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey

Smith, Sarah (2005) Can the retirement-consumption puzzle be resolved?: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (528). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

This paper uses data from the British Household Panel Survey to shed further light on the fall in spending at retirement (the “retirement-consumption puzzle”). Comparing food spending for men retiring involuntarily early (through ill health or redundancy) with spending for those who retire voluntarily, it finds a significant fall in spending only for those who retire involuntarily. This is consistent with the observed fall in spending being linked to a negative wealth shock for some retirees. Evidence on psychological and financial well-being also indicates that the retirement experience of involuntary retirees is very different to that of voluntary retirees.

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://fmg.ac.uk
Additional Information: © 2005 The Author
Divisions: Financial Markets Group
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification: D - Microeconomics > D9 - Intertemporal Choice and Growth > D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J26 - Retirement; Retirement Policies
Date Deposited: 29 Jul 2009 10:31
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 23:01
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/24642

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