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Table 7 Overall impact of expecting to receive SSS payouts on private cash transfers

From: The effect of non-contributory pensions on labour supply and private income transfers: evidence from Singapore

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

VARIABLES

Whether received

Amount received

Amount received (positive)

Whether gave

Amount given

Amount given (positive)

Expect SS × Jan

−0.024*

− 13.486

13.934

0.012

−4.007

−35.206

(0.014)

(15.110)

(30.477)

(0.016)

(12.908)

(39.509)

Expect SS × Feb

−0.011

− 11.979

− 25.963

− 0.021

− 26.840

−14.883

(0.014)

(16.002)

(39.657)

(0.018)

(20.483)

(54.700)

Expect SS × Mar

0.002

21.790

36.309

0.016

−13.168

−34.825

(0.013)

(13.486)

(28.706)

(0.016)

(14.962)

(42.608)

Expect SS × announce-to-pay

−0.005

4.486

4.767

0.007

−3.572

−4.403

(0.011)

(11.380)

(23.437)

(0.012)

(10.240)

(35.883)

Expect SS × post-pay

−0.007

2.602

18.775

−0.004

−11.093

−17.312

(0.012)

(12.084)

(25.973)

(0.013)

(9.670)

(31.965)

Mean

0.33

231.35

707.28

0.29

122.02

427.49

S.D.

0.47

461.00

559.60

0.45

354.73

557.09

Observations

49,565

49,471

15,293

49,313

49,274

13,278

R-squared

0.74

0.74

0.78

0.61

0.42

0.50

  1. Notes:
  2. 1Standard errors clustered at the household level in parentheses. ***, **, and * represent statistical significance at the 1, 5, and 10% level of significance respectively
  3. 2Dependent variables are shown at the top of each column. All transfer values are reported at the couple (respondent and spouse if respondent is married) and monthly level. Columns (3) and (6) include only responses with positive values
  4. 3Results are estimates of coefficients in Eq. (1). The sample is restricted to respondents who are not age-eligible for SSS (i.e. aged 56 to 63 in 2016), Singapore citizens, live in public housing flats, and with a propensity score of 0.2–0.8
  5. 4Mean and standard deviation statistics are based on pre-announcement levels of the dependent variable for respondents who expected to receive SSS payouts