Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/230479 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Discussion Paper No. 1073
Publisher: 
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka
Abstract: 
In this paper, we conduct a theoretical and empirical analysis of the impact of bequest motives on the work and retirement behavior of households in Japan using micro data from the Preference Parameters Study of Osaka University. Our empirical findings are consistent with our theoretical model and show that respondents with an altruistic or strategic/exchange bequest motive work more at the intensive margin than those without any bequest motive but that respondents with a strategic or exchange bequest motive work less at the extensive margin (i.e., retire earlier) than those without any bequest motive. Our findings for the strategic or exchange motive suggest that respondents with such a motive tend to work harder than others before they retire so that they can earn more, leave a larger bequest to their children, and elicit more care from them but that they tend to retire earlier than others so that they can start receiving care for themselves and their spouses from their children sooner. A policy implication of our findings is that the exchange of bequests for the care of parents by children may be very sensitive to the inheritance tax framework.
Subjects: 
Altruistic bequest motive
bequest motives
exchange bequest motive
inheritances
Japan
labor supply
retirement
strategic bequest motive
working hours
JEL: 
D15
D64
J14
J22
J26
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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