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The role of self-employment in Ireland's older workforce
Nolan, Anne; Barrett, Alan - 2018
A feature of employment at older ages that has been observed in many countries, including Ireland, is the higher share … Ageing (TILDA), spanning the period 2010-2016, to examine both the characteristics of the older self-employed in Ireland and …-employed people at older ages in Ireland results from lower retirement rates among the self-employed and not from transitions from …
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Working beyond 65 in Ireland
Nolan, Anne; Barrett, Alan - 2018
Extending working lives is often proposed as one route through which the costs associated with population ageing can be managed. In that context, understanding who currently works for longer can help policymakers to design policies to facilitate longer working. In particular, it is important to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011881446
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Do Older Americans Have More Income Than We Think?
Bee, Charles Adam - 2017
The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) is the source of the nation's official household income and poverty statistics. In 2012, the CPS ASEC showed that median household income was $33,800 for householders aged 65 and over and the poverty rate was 9.1...
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Specific measures for older employees and late career employment
Boockmann, Bernhard; Fries, Jan; Goebel, Christian - 2012
We analyse the effects of specific measures for older employees (SMOE) on employment duration of workers aged 40 and above. Using longitudinal employer-employee data for German establishments, we account for worker and establishment heterogeneity and correct for stock-sampling. We find a...
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Contract work at older ages
Abraham, Katharine G.; Hershbein, Brad; Houseman, Susan N. - 2020
The share of workers who are self-employed rises markedly with age. Given policy concerns about inadequate retirement savings, especially among those with lower education, and the resulting interest in encouraging employment at older ages, it is important to understand the role that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012181131
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The Effects of Increasing the Eligibility Age for Public Pension on Individual Labor Supply : Evidence from Japan
Nakazawa, Nobuhiko - 2020
This paper investigates the effects of increasing the eligibility age for public pension on workers' retirement decisions, focusing on recent Japanese public pension reforms. In Japan, the pensionable age for Employees' Pension Insurance benefits gradually increased from 60 to 65 for males over...
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Employers' policies and attitudes towards the performance of older employees in Lithuania
Skučienė, Daiva; Moskvina, Julija - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 20 (2019), pp. 476-484
The ageing labour force is the one of the main challenges for the labour market in Lithuania. The working career of older employees very much depends on the policies and attitude of employers. Thus, the aim of this paper is to analyse the policies and attitudes of Lithuanian employers towards...
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The Role of Self-Employment in Ireland's Older Workforce
Nolan, Anne; Barrett, Alan - 2018
A feature of employment at older ages that has been observed in many countries, including Ireland, is the higher share … Ageing (TILDA), spanning the period 2010-2016, to examine both the characteristics of the older self-employed in Ireland and …-employed people at older ages in Ireland results from lower retirement rates among the self-employed and not from transitions from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931628
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Working Beyond 65 in Ireland
Nolan, Anne; Barrett, Alan - 2018
Extending working lives is often proposed as one route through which the costs associated with population ageing can be managed. In that context, understanding who currently works for longer can help policymakers to design policies to facilitate longer working. In particular, it is important to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931629
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Working Beyond 65 in Ireland
Nolan, Anne - 2018
Extending working lives is often proposed as one route through which the costs associated with population ageing can be managed. In that context, understanding who currently works for longer can help policymakers to design policies to facilitate longer working. In particular, it is important to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012914340