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Age and productivity: Sector differences?

Göbel, Christian; Zwick, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

In most industrialised countries, the workforce is ageing rapidly. If ageing workforces affect sectors differently, the total impact of ageing will depend on the industrial structure of an economy. This paper measures the impact of changes in the age structure of establishments on productivity...

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Which personnel measures are effective in increasing productivity of old workers?

Göbel, Christian; Zwick, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

In this study, we investigate the effect of five specific human resource measures for old employees (SMOE) on their relative productivity. Despite the fact that SMOE are applied in the majority of establishments, this is the first representative study on the effectiveness of these measures. We...

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Age and productivity: evidence from linked employer employee data

Göbel, Christian; Zwick, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

In most Western, industrialised countries the workforce is ageing rapidly. In order to assess the possible consequences of an ageing workforce, this paper measures the impact of changes in the age structure of establishments on productivity using representative linked employer-employee panel...

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Specific measures for older employees and late career employment

Boockmann, Bernhard; Fries, Jan; Göbel, Christian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012

We analyse the effects of specific measures for older employees (SMOE) on employment duration of workers aged 40 and … heterogeneity and correct for stock-sampling. We find a positive effect of mixed-aged team work on employment duration and a … negative effect of a part-time scheme addressed at older workers. Employment duration does not appear to be related to other …

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