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The adult human body usually has 206 bones, and except for the hyoid bone in the neck, each bone is connected to at least one other bone. Joints are the location where bones come together. Many joints allow for movement between the bones. At these joints, the articulating surfaces of the adjacent bones can move smoothly against each other. However, the bones of other joints may be joined by connective tissue or cartilage. These joints are designed for stability and provide little or no...

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The method of joints is a commonly used technique to analyze the forces in structural trusses. The method is based on the principle of equilibrium, which assumes that the truss members are connected by frictionless pins. The forces at each joint can be determined by considering the equilibrium of the forces acting on that joint. Consider a truss structure with two forces of 20 N and 10 N acting at joints C and D, respectively. The method of joints can be used to determine the forces FCB, FDC,...

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Understanding Joint Retirement.

Pierre-Carl Michaud¹, Arthur Van Soest², Luc Bissonnette³

¹HEC Montreal and NBER.

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

|September 1, 2020

Summary

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Spouses

Keywords:

C81 Collective models D13 Identification J26 Leisure complementarity Stated choices

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Area of Science:

Labor Economics
Household Economics
Retirement Studies

Background:

Spousal retirement decisions are interconnected, influencing policy impacts.
Modeling retirement requires accounting for joint household characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and estimate a structural collective model of retirement for couples.
To analyze interdependent preferences, imperfect spouse knowledge, and subjective expectations.
To disentangle sources of joint retirement behavior.

Main Methods:

Utilized stated preference data from the Health and Retirement Study.
Employed a novel estimation method for preferences and intra-household bargaining.
Assessed choices from individual, spousal, and household perspectives on hypothetical retirement scenarios.

Main Results:

Identified significant misperceptions of spousal preferences, particularly men overestimating wives' work disutility.
Found strong positive correlations in preferences for joint leisure (leisure complementarity).
Quantified leisure complementarity as a major driver of joint retirement.

Conclusions:

Leisure complementarities substantially explain joint retirement patterns.
Corrected estimates reveal the importance of accurate spousal preference understanding.
Household-level analysis is crucial for understanding retirement decisions.