International Tax and Public Finance 19(2), pp. 268-87 (Also Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Working Paper WP 2010-09 )

April, 2012

Abstract. In this paper we discuss how labor supply elasticities vary over the life cycle. We conclude that the labor supply of older workers is responsive to changes in retirement incentives. The evidence suggests that recent public pension reforms are leading older individuals in many developed countries to increase their labor supply.