The reason: grandmothers are less available for childcare. The research also demonstrates that daughters affected by the reform suffered longer from the “child penalty” – which lead to wider gender gaps in terms of earnings and hours worked.
How Pension Policies Counteract Government Goals – EPoS research reveals Press release: How Pension Policies Counteract Government Goals – EPoS research reveals
Bonn, Mannheim, Germany, 05.07.2023 – Across OECD countries, almost half of all grandparents are involved in the childcare of at least one grandchild. Reforming pension systems to keep people in work longer therefore has serious effects on families across generations. New EPoS economic research using Dutch administrative data shows: for every hour that a grandmother works longer, her adult daughter woks less by half an hour.
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