Nach einer Befragung im Rahmen des IW-Zukunftspanels scheiden in mehr als der Hälfte der Unternehmen in der Industrie und ihrer Verbundbranchen in den nächsten fünfzehn Jahren Ingenieure altersbedingt aus dem Erwerbsleben aus. Bei gleichbleibender Studierneigung wird die Anzahl junger aus den...

Population aging translates into aging of the labor force. However, the impact of the former on the latter is neither straightforward nor uniform over specific groups. The reason is that economic decisions concerning, for example, duration of schooling or labor-market participation of women and...

Improvement of the labor market situation for the elderly is a declared target in the EU. In this study we derive a model of occupational age structure, its determinants and their impact on employment and re-employment opportunities for older workers. The empirical analysis is based on data from...