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In most countries, there are systematic age and gender differences in labor market outcomes. Older workers and women … gender differences in either labor demand (i.e. discrimination) or labor supply. In this study, we investigate the importance … of demand effects by analyzing whether employers use information about a job applicant’s age and gender in their hiring …
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While trust and trustworthiness provide a fundamental foundation for human relationships, little is known about how trusting and trustworthy behavior in social dilemmas is related to age and aging. A few papers use data from surveys such as the World Values Survey to address a potential...
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The population of most developed societies is 'graying'. As life expectancy increases and the large baby-boom generation approaches retirement age, this has critical consequences for maintaining a high standard of living and the sustainability of pension systems. In the light of these...
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This study examines the sensitivity of the retirement age decision to standard retirement ages in pension overviews (age anchors) with a self‐constructed survey. Individuals retire later when they are confronted with a higher age anchor. Specifically, their retirement age corresponds to the...
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In this paper we investigate to what extent the decrease in the willingness to take risks with age can be traced to the cognitive ageing process. We use data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) that includes both a measure of financial risk preference and measures...
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