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Labour force activity after 65: what explain recent trends in Denmark, Germany and Sweden?
Larsen, Mona; Pedersen, Peder J - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 50 (2017) 1, pp. 15-27
In most OECD member countries labour force attachment, has increased in recent years not only in the age groups 60 … security retirement programs from age 65. The gender aspect is included to accommodate different trends for women and men. To … explain country differences in trends, the importance of changes in retirement policies of relevance for this age group and …
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The unequal impact of raising the retirement age: Employment response and program substitution
Ardito, Chiara - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 10 (2021) 1, pp. 1-37
normal retirement age (NRA) from 60 years to 65 years for private-sector male employees. The analysis, based on a difference …
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Employment, late-life work, retirement, and well-being in Europe and the United States
Nikolova, Milena; Graham, Carol - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 5, pp. 1-30
findings inform ongoing debates about the optimal retirement age and the fiscal burdens of public pension systems. …
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Hours of work and retirement behaviour
Machado, C. Sofia; Portela, Miguel - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 16, pp. 1-22
Using a novel dataset from the 2006 Portuguese Labour Force Survey this paper examines the impact of a voluntary reduction in hours of work, before retirement, on the moment of exit from the labour force. If, as often suggested, flexibility in hours of work is a useful measure to postpone...
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Die Bedeutung der Älteren auf dem Arbeitsmarkt nimmt deutlich zu
Brenke, Karl - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 21, pp. 337-345
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...
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Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages in South Korea: Estimates and Implications for Public Pension Policies
Kim, Dohyung - In: KDI Journal of Economic Policy 41 (2019) 2, pp. 41-58
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...
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Senior activity rate, retirement incentives, and labor relations
Blake, Hélène; Sangnier, Marc - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 5 (2011) 2011-8, pp. 1-32
In order to face the aging of their populations governments of developed countries reformed their retirement systems during the last two decades, by discouraging early retirement and increasing incentives to work for older workers. Senior participation rates to the labor force not only differ...
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Retiree migration and intergenerational conflict
Tosun, Mehmet S. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
With the aging of populations, particularly in more developed countries, retirees are becoming a politically influential group. Government budgets have been feeling the strain on social insurance, health care, and other programs that benefit the elderly. Yet spending on these programs has often...
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Are social security programs progressive?
Forteza, Alvaro - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
Social security programs generally seek to provide insurance and to reduce poverty and inequality. Providing insurance requires little redistribution. But reducing inequality and alleviating poverty do require redistribution. To reduce inequality, programs must redistribute income, but...
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To work, to retire - or both? Labor market activity after 60
Larsen, Mona; Pedersen, Peder J. - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-20
the average age of entry to a retirement program, and an increase in the propensity of working after entering a retirement … unemployment before retirement, age and education. …
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