October 16, 2012, 15:30–17:00
Toulouse
Room MS001
Econometrics Seminar
Abstract
In this paper we use a novel duration (i.e. survival) model to study joint retirement in married couples using the Health and Retirement Study. Whereas conventionally used models cannot account for joint retirement, our model admits joint retirement with positive probability and nests the traditional proportional hazards model. In contrast to other statistical models for simultaneous durations, it is based on Nash bargaining and is interpretable as an economic behavior model. Our estimation strategy relies on indirect inference.