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Hours of Work and Retirement Behavior
Machado, C. Sofia; Portela, Miguel - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2012
Using a novel dataset from the 2006 Portuguese Labor Force Survey this paper examinesthe impact of a voluntary reduction in hours of work, before retirement, on the moment of exitfrom the labor force. If, as often suggested, flexibility in hours of work is a useful measure topostpone retirement,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009486882
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Working Hours Flexibility andOlder Workers' Labor Supply
Gielen, Anne C. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper studies the presence of hours constraints on the UK labor market and its effect onolder workers labor supply, both at the extensive and the intensive margin. Using panel datafor the period 1991-2004, the results from a competing risks model show that over-employedmale workers can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005862554
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Income Support Systems, Labor Market Policiesand Labor Supply: The German Experience
Caliendo, Marco - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009
. The German labor market has been plagued by high and persistent unemployment inthe last two decades in combination with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360609
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The Effect of Job Displacement on the Transitionsto Employment and Early Retirement for OlderWorkers in Four European Countries
Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Despite the increased frequency of job loss for older workers in Europe, little is known on itseffect on the work-retirement decision. Employing individual data from the EuropeanCommunity Household Panel for Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K., a multivariatecompeting-risks hazard model is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861656
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THE DESIGN OF UNEMPLOYMENT TRANSFERS:EVIDENCE FROM A DYNAMIC STRUCTURAL LIFECYCLEMODEL
Haan, Peter; Prowse, Victoria - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2010
by unemployment insurance. The model features a detailedspecification of the tax and transfer system, including … unemployment insurance benefitswhich depend on an individual's employment and earnings history. The model also capturesthe … of unemployment insurance operationalized as a reduction in the entitlementperiod generates a larger increase in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870053
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MODELING EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS WITH STATEDEPENDENCE AND UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY
Prowse, Victoria - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2007
This paper considers the problem of determining the extent of any state dependen-cies in women's labor supply behavior. Employment outcomes are modeled using adynamic multinomial choice framework including persistent unobserved heterogeneitywith a relatively general distribution. In order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870143
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DUAL TRACKS: PART-TIME WORK IN LIFE-CYCLEEMPLOYMENT FOR BRITISIH WOMEN
Connolly, Sara; Gregory, Mary - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2007
Almost half the women in work in the UK work part-time, but views conflict: does this support awoman’s career or is it a dead-end trap?Cohort data on labour market involvement to age 42 show highly varied pathways throughfull/part-time/non-employment. Econometric estimation confirms that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870149
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Determinants of Early Retirement in Switzerland
Dorn, David; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - Forschungsinstitut für Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht <St. Gallen>
In the past decade, Switzerland has experienced a large increase in the number ofindividuals that went into early retirement. This paper takes a look at the determinants of earlyretirement using data from the 2002 Swiss Labor Force Survey that contains an interestingmodule on this topic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005852862
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THE DETERMINANTS AND WAGE EFFECTS OF COURSE-RELATED TRAINING OF ELDERLY WORKERS IN SWITZERLAND
Sousa-Poza, Alfonso; Henneberger, Fred - Forschungsinstitut für Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht <St. Gallen> - 2003
In this paper, the course-related training of elderly workers in Switzerland isanalysed with data from the Swiss Labour Force Survey. Elderly individuals invest substantialamounts in their human capital via course-related training...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005852864
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RETIREMENT, PENSIONS, AND AGEING
HEIJDRA BEN J.; ROMP WARD E. - CESifo GmbH <München> - 2007
We study the effects of demographic shocks and changes in the pension system on themacroeconomic performance of an advanced small open economy. An overlappinggenerationsmodel is constructed which includes a realistic description of the mortalityprocess. Individual agents choose their optimal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005858940