This study empirically examines the (dis)saving behavior of the elderly in Japan using two micro-datasets of household surveys. The long-run dataset, which covers 20 years, indicates that on average, the elderly in Japan dissave, but the pace of dissaving of retired elderly is excessively slow...

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...

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...

In Sachsen könnte bis zum Jahr 2030 für jeden vierten älteren Beschäftigten passend ausgebildeter Nachwuchs fehlen. Dies ergeben Berechnungen des ifo Instituts für das Sächsische Staatsministerium der Finanzen. Demnach dürften Akademikerstellen schwieriger nachzubesetzen sein als Stellen,...

We compare two policies of increasing British state pension provision: (a) increase the pensionable age of men and women, (b) maintain the existing retirement age but require older workers to work longer per-period hours. There are reasons for policy makers to give serious consideration to the...

Die ostdeutschen Länder weisen nach wie vor vergleichsweise hohe Personalbestände im öffentlichen Bereich auf. Da aber in der Vergangenheit auf Neueinstellungen vielfach verzichtet wurde, wird die kollektive Alterung zahlreicher Belegschaften in den öffentlichen Einrichtungen zur Folge...

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...

We compare two policies of increasing British state pension provision: (a) increase the pensionable age of men and women, (b) maintain the existing retirement age but require older workers to work longer per-period hours. There are reasons for policy makers to give serious consideration to the...

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...