This paper provides empirical evidence on the effect of changing the retirement age on employment. Base on individual …-7.4 percentage point increase in the 45 per cent employment rate at the retirement age for women. Changes in the normal retirement … age do not seem to have such employment effect because increases in disability pension claims have counteracted them. …

that China can learn from Russia that it has a substantial potential for increasing employment among healthy people under …

We explore the link between health indicators and employment rates of the population aged 55 or more. Our focus lies on … work capacity as a key determinant of employment. Using cohort mortality information as a proxy for overall health outcomes …

In China, the employment rate among middle-aged and older urban residents is exceptionally low. For example, 27% of 55 … investigates potential explanations of this low level of employment in urban China. I document the stylized fact that a majority of … pension age from the status-quo to 60 would raise the employment rate of 50-59 year old women by 28 percentage points. …