The labour supply effects of the South African state old age pension
Subtitle: theory, evidence and implications
By: by Alex Sienaert
Contributors: University of Cape Town. Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit
Series: Working paper series -- no. 20; Saldru working paper -- no. 20.
Publisher: SALDRU, University of Cape Town
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9780981412313
Subjects: Old age pensions; Pensions; Labor supply
Description: "This paper examines the impact of South Africa's state old age pension on the labour supply of working age members of pension-receiving households. A range of identification strategies are employed in an attempt to make full use of recent labour force survey data. Results suggest fairly modest, negative impacts on participation and employment on average, but a pronounced, positive migration impact. As such, they marry the results of Bertrand, Mullainathan and Miller (2003) and Posel, Fairburn and Lund (2006), using more recent (and nationally-representative) data. Concluding sections consider implications, and question whether gender-differentiated effects are grounds for rejecting the income-pooling hypothesis"--Publisher description.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63).