employment prospects of older workers. Using a panel of French firms in the late 1990s, we first estimate wage bill share … and innovative work practices negatively affects the wage bill share of older workers. In contrast, training older workers … more than average increases their share in the wage bill in the next period. So, training contributes to offset the …

employment of older workers. Using a panel of French firms in the late 1990s, our empirical analysis confirms that new … layers is favourable to older workers. Training contributes to protect older workers in terms of employment and/or of wages …