Miguel Sousa Duarte
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Research

My research specializes in Pension Economics, focusing on demographic ageing, labour supply and savings behaviour. I use Danish registry data to study retirement and wealth decisions in the face of policy reforms.

Publications

  • Working Less for Longer: Unintended Effects of Longevity Adjustment of Retirement Age

    International Tax and Public Finance, Volume 32, pages 1076–1105, (2025). Joint with: Svend E. Hougaard Jensen & Thorsteinn S. Sveinsson

    Abstract: Using a macro model with overlapping generations, this paper shows that increasing the retirement age may unintentionally reduce average hours worked (intensive margin), particularly depending on pension system design: the effect is stronger under pay-as-you-go systems with fixed benefits than under those with fixed contributions or voluntary savings.

Working Papers

  • Raising the Bar: Pension Age Reforms, Labor Supply, Welfare Dependence, and Taxes
    Joint with: Svend E. Hougaard Jensen , Tim D. Maurer , Frederik B. Christensen & Thorsteinn S. Sveinsson
  • Life Expectancy, Retirement Age and Pension Wealth   (Handbook Chapter)
    Joint with: Svend E. Hougaard Jensen & Tim D. Maurer

Work in Progress

  • Higher Education Access Disparities
    Joint with: Vicente Conde Mendes
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