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Work after the Age of Fifty: Switzerland in an international Comparison
Luzzi, Giovanni Ferro; Sonnet, Anne - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 4, pp. 54-58
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008566260
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Labor Market and Immigration Behavior of Middle-Aged and Elderly Mexicans
Aguila, Emma; Zissimopoulos, Julie - RAND - 2009
Mexico and non-migrants. The analysis is based on rich panel data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS …This study analyzed the retirement behavior of Mexicans with migration spells to the United States that returned to … migrants were more likely to be working at older ages than non-migrants. Consistent with much of the prior research on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008513098
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Compression of morbidity and the labor supply of older people
Romeu Gordo, Laura - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2006
"This paper tests whether there is evidence of compression of morbidity using data from the American Health and Retirement Study and analyzes the effects of this on the labor supply of older people. We find younger cohorts to suffer less from functional problems than older cohorts at given ages....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005132556
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Compression of morbidity and the labor supply of older people
Romeu Gordo, Laura - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2006
"This paper tests whether there is evidence of compression of morbidity using data from the American Health and Retirement Study and analyzes the effects of this on the labor supply of older people. We find younger cohorts to suffer less from functional problems than older cohorts at given ages....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592405
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Does disability discourage? An empirical analysis of the disabled labour force in Italy
Addabbo, Tindara; Krishnakumar, Jaya; Sarti, Elena - Dipartimento di Economia "Marco Biagi", Università … - 2012
This paper is an empirical study on the work opportunities of people with disability using Italian data collected through a survey carried out by ISTAT in 2004. Our analysis is guided by the conceptual framework of the Capability Approach and investigates the role of conversion factors in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929906
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Labor Market Transitions Among Older Workers: Job Opportunities, Skills, and Working Conditions
Hirsch, B.T.; Macpherson, D.A.; Hardy, M.A. - Department of Economics, Florida State University - 1997
The paper examines job transitions and opportunities among older workers, with emphasis on occupational skill requirements and working conditions. Bystandard measures, older workers fare well, realizing relatively high earnings, having low rates of unemployment and displacement, and choosing in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005800103
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Pension Reform in the Czech Republic: Present Situation and Future Prospects (A Comparison with Austria)
Vavrejnová, Marie; Belabed, Eva; Wörister, Karl - In: Prague Economic Papers 2004 (2004) 3, pp. 237-259
This paper deals with present situation and future development of pension reform in the Czech Republic. A comparison with neighboring country - Austria, has been done. Parametrical reforms of pay as you go systems in both countries are compared and evaluated. Pretensions to introduce the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005036505
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Travailler à l’âge de la retraite ? Comparaison de la situation dans sept capitales ouest-africaines
Antoine, Philippe - DIAL - 2007
(English) Until these last years, "55 years" marked the retirement age in the majority of the French-speaking African capitals of West Africa. Only people who were employed in the modern private sector or in the administration could profit from a retirement pension. The increasing presence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181784
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Does disability discourage? An empirical analysis of the disabled labour force in Italy
Addabbo, Tindara; Krishnakumar, Jaya; Sarti, Elena - Dipartimento di Economia "Marco Biagi", Università … - 2012
This paper is an empirical study on the work opportunities of people with disability using Italian data collected through a survey carried out by ISTAT in 2004. Our analysis is guided by the conceptual framework of the Capability Approach and investigates the role of conversion factors in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010593576
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Travailler à l’âge de la retraite ? Comparaison de la situation dans sept capitales ouest-africaines
Antoine, Philippe - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007
Until these last years, "55 years" marked the retirement age in the majority of the French-speaking African capitals of West Africa. Only people who were employed in the modern private sector or in the administration could profit from a retirement pension. The increasing presence of active...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011072537