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Does mental productivity decline with age? Evidence from chess players
Bertoni, Marco; Brunello, Giorgio; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2013
We use data on international chess tournaments to study the relationship between age and mental productivity in a brain-intensive profession. We show that less talented players tend to leave the game in the earliest phases of their career. When the effects of age on productivity vary with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293173
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Employment and growth in an aging society: A simulation study for Austria
Baumgartner, Josef; Hofer, Helmut; Kaniovski, Serguei; … - 2004
In this study we use a long run macroeconomic model for Austria to simulate the effects of aging on employment, output … baseline scenario, we perform three alternative simulations that highlight the effects of aging from different perspectives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293723
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Too old to work, too young to retire?
Ichino, Andrea; Schwerdt, Guido; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; … - 2007
We use firm closure data for Austria 1978-1998 to investigate the effect of age on employment prospects. We rely on exact matching to compare workers displaced by firm closure with similar non-displaced workers. We then use a difference-in-difference strategy to analyze employment and earnings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294004
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On the relationship between aging, edical progress and age-specific health care expenditures
Ried, Walter - 2007
This paper investigates the impact of population aging, driven by medical progress, upon agespecific expenditure on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300268
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Auswirkungen des demografischen Wandels auf die Innovationsfähigkeit von KMU: Handlungsfelder für das Personalmanagement
Verworn, Birgit - 2007
As a consequence of the demographic change, the workforce is aging and shrinking at the same time. Based on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307452
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Did the Intergenerational Solidarity Pact Increase the Employment Rate of Older Workers in Belgium? A Macro-Econometric Evaluation
Dejemeppe, Muriel; Smith, Catherine; Van der Linden, Bruno - 2015
In December 2005, the Belgian government adopted the law on the Intergenerational Solidarity Pact (ISP) aiming at increasing the employment rate of older workers. The main policies of the ISP consist in a pension bonus, reductions in employers' social security contributions and measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307337
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Left Behind, At Risk, and Vulnerable Elders in Rural China: What the RUMIC Data Reveal about the Extent, Causes, and Consequences of Being Left Behind
Connelly, Rachel; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret - 2015
Migration of any distance separates family members for long periods of time. In China, an institutional legacy continues to privilege the migration of working-age individuals who often leave children and elders behind in the rural areas. Up to now, the literature has treated children and elders...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307432
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The implications of a graying Japan for government policy
Braun, R. Anton; Joines, Douglas H. - 2014
of aging of the baby boomer generation and low fertility rates have produced very rapid aging. Japan now finds itself …. Aging is already placing a burden on government finances, and Japan's ability to confront the negative fiscal implications … of future aging is constrained by its very high debt-to-GDP ratio. We find that Japan faces a severe fiscal crisis if …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011310188
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Cultural and Ethnic Differences in the Transitions from Work to "Retirement" of Rural Elders in China's Minority Regions
Connelly, Rachel; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret - 2015
particular ethnic minority groups is used to proxy the potential differences in the culture of aging and caregiving. We find that …. Further careful research is needed to help understand the differences in perceptions of aging among China's rural ethnic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345403
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Envelhecimento populacional, gratuidades no transporte público e seus efeitos sobre as tarifas na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo
Pereira, Rafael Henrique Moraes; Carvalho, Rafael … - 2014
service users who pay full-fare. In this study, we estimate the effects population aging in Brazil will have on public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372156