Während die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen unter 50 Jahren in den letzten Jahren abgenommen hat und erst mit dem gegenwärtigen Konjunkturaufschwung wieder anzieht, ist die Beschäftigung der Älteren seit 1998 stetig und deutlich gewachsen - und zwar um 1,5 Mill. Das gilt sowohl für die...

In most OECD member countries labour force attachment, has increased in recent years not only in the age groups 60-64 years but also among people 65 years and older. Focus in this paper is on the trend in older workers' labour force participation in Denmark, Germany and Sweden since 2004. Main...

Flexible work arrangements and retirement options provide one solution for the challenges of unemployment and underemployment, aging populations, and unsustainable public pension systems in welfare states around the world. We examine the relationships between well-being and job satisfaction on...

Health capacity to work for the elderly is an essential piece of information for designing social policies in an aging society. Here, we assess the health capacity to work of older men in South Korea and provide a cross-country comparison. Following the methodology proposed by Milligan and Wise...

Erreichen gesetzlich Rentenversicherte 35 oder 45 Jahre an anrechenbaren Zeiten, dürfen diese Personen ab einem Alter von 63 Jahren oder maximal zwei Jahre vor ihrer individuellen Regelaltersgrenze vorzeitig, das heißt früher als zu ihrer individuellen Regelaltersgrenze, ihre Altersrente...

Während die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen unter 50 Jahren in den letzten Jahren abgenommen hat und erst mit dem gegenwärtigen Konjunkturaufschwung wieder anzieht, ist die Beschäftigung der Älteren seit 1998 stetig und deutlich gewachsen - und zwar um 1,5 Mill. Das gilt sowohl für die...

Using high-frequency Italian administrative data, the author studies the heterogeneous effects of a reform raising the normal retirement age (NRA) from 60 years to 65 years for private-sector male employees. The analysis, based on a difference-in-differences (DD) method, shows that the NRA raise...

We investigate whether a cut in unemployment benefit payout periods affected older workers’ labor market transitions. We apply rich administrative data and exploit a difference-indifferences approach. We compare the reference group of 40-44 year olds with constant benefit payout periods to...

Extending working lives is often proposed as one route through which the costs associated with population ageing can be managed. In that context, understanding who currently works for longer can help policymakers to design policies to facilitate longer working. In particular, it is important to...

This paper assesses the impact of financial incentives on working after retirement. The empirical analysis is based on a large administrative individual career data set that includes information about 2% of all German employees subject to social security or in marginal employment until age 67...