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April 30, 2026Economics LettersOpen Access

Retirement and Household Financial Headship: Evidence from England

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Randomized trial examines the effect of retirement on men's financial decision-making in couples, suggesting shifts in everyday financial management.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how retirement influences men's roles as financial heads in households in England.
  • Utilized data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
  • Estimated causal effects on financial headship
  • Analyzed changes in day-to-day and formal financial decision-making roles
  • Men's probability of being the household financial respondent decreases post-retirement
  • No significant change in who has final say over major financial decisions
  • Indicates a decline in men's control over everyday financial matters

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Francesco Maura (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f2f1471e5f7920c6386fd5https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2026.113016
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