Individual preferences concerning retirement age are strongly differentiated both within and between countries. According to the Share survey, the proportion of workers aged from 50 to 65 who wished to retire as soon as possible in 2004 ranged from 31% in the Netherlands to 67% in Spain. Such a...

Ce travail utilise la première vague de l'enquête européenne SHARE pour analyser l'effet de l'état de santé et de la satisfaction au travail sur les préférences en matière d'âge de départ en retraite dans 10 pays européens. Les préférences concernant l'âge de départ sont mesurées...

Promoting social participation of the older population (e.g. membership in voluntary associations) is often seen as a promising strategy for 'healthy ageing' in Europe. Although a growing body of academic literature challenges the idea that the link between social participation and health is...

Cet article cherche à mesurer, à l’aide du modèle d’Analyse des réformes de l’Assurance maladie par micro-simulation statique (ARAMMIS), les effets de la mise en place d’un bouclier sanitaire financé par la suppression du régime des affections de longue durée (ALD). Notre étude...

The aim of this research is to identify the determinants of pathways to retirement in Europe and, by measuring the influence or combined influence of individual, contextual and institutional domains on labor force participation, to better understand inter-country variations in the employment...

L’objectif de cette étude est d’estimer l’impact de certaines conditions de travail sur des indicateurs de dépenses de santé et de mesurer l’effet agrégé sur les dépenses de santé de la collectivité. Notre analyse empirique repose sur un échantillon de salariés âgés de 18 à...

The French pattern of early transitions out of employment is basically explained by the low age at “normal” retirement and by the importance of transitions through unemployment insurance and early-retirement schemes before access to normal retirement. These routes have exempted French...

This research uses a time-based approach of the causal relationship (Granger-like)between health and social capital for older people in Europe. We use panel data from waves 1 and 2 of SHARE (the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe)for the analysis. Additional wave 3 data on...

Using the microsimulation model ARAMMIS, this study attempts to measure the impacts of introducing an out-of-pocket (OOP) maximum threshold, or a safety net threshold, on consumer copayments for health care financed by the abolition of the Long-term Illness Regime (ALD) in France. The analysis...

Working conditions have greatly evolved in recent decades in developed countries. This evolution has been accompanied with the appearance of new forms of work organisation that may be sources of stress and health risk for older workers. As populations are ageing, these issues are particularly...