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His and Her Pensions: Intra-Household Imbalances in Old Age

In: Unequal Ageing in Europe

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  • Gianni Betti
  • Francesca Bettio
  • Thomas Georgiadis
  • Platon Tinios

Abstract

According to a well-known argument in economics—the intrahousehold bargaining hypothesis first introduced by Manser and Brown (1980) and McElroy and Horney (1981)—the partner with the largest bargaining power has the largest say in decisions taken at the household level. Bargaining power crucially depends on the amount and adequacy of resources each partner could muster in case of separation. In old age, pension income is one such key resource. Empirical evidence, however, has not uniformly supported the idea that the partner commanding more monetary resources has the biggest say in household’s decision making.1 Yet the appeal that this line of reasoning continues to exercise is strong as it resonates with the deeply held notion that it matters for economic independence who “brings home the bacon.”

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  • Gianni Betti & Francesca Bettio & Thomas Georgiadis & Platon Tinios, 2015. "His and Her Pensions: Intra-Household Imbalances in Old Age," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Unequal Ageing in Europe, chapter 7, pages 123-134, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-38410-2_7
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137384102_7
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