Couples' joint retirement by household type: Evidence from Finland

This study examines joint retirement in Finland. Employing a regression discontinuity design, the leverages exogenous variation provided by eligibility age for earnings-related pensions. The analysis yields three key findings. First, reaching has significant effect on an individual's retirement. Second, male spouses' at of 63 spillover their female spouses. Third, disaggregated analyses show that older spouses low-income households delay retirement, (female) with (male) primary earners postpone and younger expedite