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changes in education and health. Focus in the paper includes also the gender aspect to accommodate stronger cohort effects for … women than for men. The impact on labor force participation from individual education and from self-assessed health is …
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cohort relevant changes in education and health is examined and discussed. Further, country differences in the impact from … education and health is examined. Results show that the largest increase in labour force participation among people aged 65 …
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the economic health and social outcomes of the elderly. Our results found that the elderly in India are highly exposed to … negative impacts due to vulnerability in socio-economic and health spheres of life. Low labor force participation, lack of …, the fiscal challenges include increased income tax and insurance coverage for the elderly, while health challenges imply a …
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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 … individual-level objective and subjective health and socioeconomic parameters as predictors. …
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uses a new source of longitudinal data on the health, labour force participation and retirement decisions of older New … influenced by their health status (both mental and physical), in addition to a wide range of economic, social and demographic … heterogeneity.We find a range of factors to be associated with the decision to retire, notably health status, marital status and …
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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 … individual-level objective and subjective health and socioeconomic parameters as predictors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013023004
quantifies the health cap acity to work of older persons in seven East Asian and Southeast Asian countries. Along with … improvements in the health status of older Asians over time, the additional (or untapped) working capacity of older men aged 55 … adults with higher levels of education and those living in urban areas generally have greater untapped work capacity. The …
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Thailand's aging population has impacted its labor force. This study examines additional health capacity to work (AHCW …) with established methods. Data were obtained from the mortality registry as well as national health, aging, labor force ….7% increase) for males and 1.9 years (17.8%) for females, based on the 2005 employment- mortality relationship. With the Cutler …
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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. …
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In this study, I investigate the effect of partial retirement at the firm level on older workers' labor participation. Thereby, I contribute to the controversial debate about the effects of partial retirement. Using detailed administrative employer-employee data from Germany, I exploit the...
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