Table 3

Effect of Time Preferences on Actual Retirement Age

Actual Retirement Age
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Inconsistency indicator−1.758
(0.80)**
Number inconsistent answers−1.142−1.028−1.026−0.978
(0.46)**(0.43)**(0.41)**(0.41)**
Impatience−0.330−0.443−0.538
(0.20)*(0.19)**(0.21)**
Age0.3210.301
(0.07)***(0.07)***
Gender1.5072.305
(1.29)(1.35)*
Married−0.348−0.781
(0.90)(1.02)
Number of children−0.247−0.311
(0.28)(0.30)
Education0.8510.681
(0.48)*(0.51)
Retirement benefits [log]−0.556−0.458
(0.30)*(0.27)*
Satisfaction retirement benefits−0.070−0.039
(0.17)(0.18)
Risk aversion−0.349
(0.25)
Loss aversion−0.026
(0.23)
Financial literacy−0.980
(0.41)**
Life expectancy−0.022
(0.05)
Private pension insurance0.113
(0.60)
Constant62.15862.19563.40145.33153.353
(0.34)***(0.34)***(0.76)***(4.66)***(7.72)***
R20.0280.0460.0560.2500.278
Observations185185185169160
  • Notes: The table shows the results of five OLS regressions with actual retirement age in years as the dependent variable. Independent variables are as defined in the Appendix. Robust standard errors are displayed in parentheses. Significance: *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01.