The study examines whether age intersects with gender and race during the initial stage of the hiring process and affects access to vacancies outcomes and wage sorting. In order to answer the research question the study collects data from four simultaneous field experiments in England. The study...

Preface and Acknowledgments -- Table of contents -- Overview -- Understanding the Needs of Older Consumers -- Overview of Older Consumer Behavior -- Effectual Marketing Strategies and Tactics -- Marketing Food and Beverage Products -- Marketing Apparel and Footwear -- Marketing Housing --...

Political resistance to a progressive increase in the retirement age is widespread in a number of European countries. We present a simple model explaining why such a reform can be opposed even when it is profitable to a majority of citizens. Then, we try to explain the existence of wide...

In this work we revisit the retirement consumption puzzle using Italian panel data. As emphasized in the literature, the observed consumption drop might be due to unexpected wealth shocks at retirement, which modify optimal consumption plans. Using an Euler equation approach, we test the impact...

The 10 new member states that joined the European Union in May 2004 have increased the population of the EU-15 by 20% and together account for almost 16.4% of the total EU-25 population. The current ageing of the population in the EU-15 has highlighted other challenges besides the well-known...

This paper surveys the relation between the labor supply and the health of the elderly, based on major studies conducted earlier and new literature. Most of the empirical literature on the topic is drawn from American data, although new European datasets have enabled analysis in several EU...

Against the background of the increasing legal retirement age, broader opportunities for a smooth transition to retirement are often demanded for elderly workers who are disinclined or unable to continue working full-time. This study compares different options for a transition to retirement. It...

We investigate the relationship between ageing, cognitive abilities and retirement using the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), a household panel that offers the possibility of comparing several European countries using nationally representative samples of the population...