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Arbeitsmarktpolitik für Ältere

Die Förderung der Beschäftigung Älterer steht wieder auf der politischen Agenda. Wir benötigten angesichts des demografischen Wandels eine Arbeitsmarktpolitik, die der Arbeitskräfteknappheit in den Betrieben entgegenwirkt.
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    'I never really left the university:' Continuity amongst male academics in the transition from work to retirement (2020)

    Rowson, Tatiana S. ; Phillipson, Christopher ;

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    Rowson, Tatiana S. & Christopher Phillipson (2020): 'I never really left the university:' Continuity amongst male academics in the transition from work to retirement. In: Journal of Aging Studies, Jg. 53, S. 1-8. DOI:10.1016/j.jaging.2020.100853

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    "This study investigates the transition to retirement of male academics. It applies approaches drawn from Cumulative Advantage and Disadvantage (CAD) principles to expand Continuity theory by examining evidence for continuity and inequalities in the lifestyles of the respondents. Biographical-Narrative interviews with 20 retired academics in Brazil and the United Kingdom were conducted and analysed using Thematic Analysis. An exploration of the same occupational group in different cultural and social contexts was carried out to capture a diversity of CAD influences on retirement outcomes. The experience of continuity was individualised to each participant due to their unique combination of advantages, and their subjective interpretation of their experiences. Cumulative processes identified in this study related to (1) occupational roles played in their career; and (2) organisational level policies and practices for retirement. At the level of individual retired men, cultural and social context factors were not perceived as influential in the achievement of continuity in retirement. Continuity theory is still supported, but alone offers limited explanations of the diversity of experiences in the transition to retirement of male academics. A consideration of the role of cumulative processes and systemic dynamics, including how individuals respond to their experiences in retirement, shows how these different factors interact and affect retirement and ageing. Further studies should investigate the processes identified with other occupations, as well as women and minority groups." (Author's abstract, © 2020 Elsevier) ((en))

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    Permanent wage cost subsidies for older workers: an effective tool for increasing working time and postponing early retirement? (2019)

    Albanese, Andrea ; Cockx, Bart ;

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    Albanese, Andrea & Bart Cockx (2019): Permanent wage cost subsidies for older workers. An effective tool for increasing working time and postponing early retirement? In: Labour economics, Jg. 58, H. June, S. 145-166. DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2018.01.005

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    "This paper examines the effects of a permanent wage cost subsidy in Belgium on employment retention, working time and hourly wage of older men. To estimate these effects we propose a semi-parametric weighted difference-in-differences estimator that accounts for endogenous stratification in the sampling from a population of men born between 1941 and 1950. We find small positive short-run impacts on working time and larger ones on the retention rate in employment, but only for employees at high risk of early retirement. The wage is not affected." (Author's abstract, © 2018 Elsevier) ((en))

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    New modes, new challenges? The influence of extended working lives on the late employment phase in Germany (2019)

    Fechter, Charlotte ;

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    Fechter, Charlotte (2019): New modes, new challenges? The influence of extended working lives on the late employment phase in Germany. In: Sozialer Fortschritt, Jg. 68, H. 4, S. 313-338. DOI:10.3790/sfo.68.4.313

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    "Alterssicherungspolitik der letzten Dekade fokussierte im Rahmen von Active Ageing Maßnahmen vor allem die Verlängerung von Erwerbsleben und die Verminderung der Anreize für Frühverrentungsoptionen. Forschung im Bereich der Alterssicherung zeigt, dass spätere Renteneintritte durch verlängerte Erwerbsarbeitszeit sichtbar sind. Der vorliegende Aufsatz reflektiert die strukturellen Bedingungen in der Organisation von Arbeit in der späten Erwerbsphase. Unter Anwendung von Regressionsmodellen mit fixen Effekten werden die SOEP v33 Daten genutzt, um absolute Veränderungen in Arbeitsstunden auf Individualebene zu messen. In Übereinstimmung mit den theoretischen Vorüberlegungen zeigt sich, dass sich Arbeitsstunden in der späten Erwerbsphase auf Individualebene reduziert haben. Die späte Erwerbsphase wird zunehmend über flexible Arbeitszeitmodelle organisiert. Darüber hinaus zeigen sich Unterschiede zwischen den Geschlechtern. Zwar steigt die Erwerbsquote älterer Frauen deutlich, jedoch ist die weibliche Arbeitsmarktbeteiligung in einem höheren Maß an flexible Arbeitsformen gebunden. Aus den Ergebnissen wird auf einen sich verändernden institutionellen Kontext des deutschen konservativen Wohlfahrtsstaats geschlossen, die auf ein höheres Maß an Individualisierung als sozialpolitischen Ausgleichsmechanismus hindeuten." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Locate your nearest exit: mass layoffs and local labor market response (2019)

    Foote, Andrew ; Stevens, Ann Huff; Grosz, Michel ;

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    Foote, Andrew, Michel Grosz & Ann Huff Stevens (2019): Locate your nearest exit. Mass layoffs and local labor market response. In: ILR review, Jg. 72, H. 1, S. 101-126. DOI:10.1177/0019793917753095

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    "Large shocks to local labor markets can cause long-lasting changes to employment, unemployment, and the local labor force. This study examines the relationship between mass layoffs and the long-run size of the local labor force. The authors consider four main channels through which the local labor force may adjust: in-migration, out-migration, retirement, and disability insurance enrollment. These channels, primarily out-migration, account for more than half of the labor force reduction over the past two decades. Findings show, however, that during and after the Great Recession, instead of out-migration, non-participation in the labor force grew to account for most of the local labor force exits following a mass layoff." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    The Norwegian pension reform in 2011: The long term impact on take-up of pension and labor supply (2019)

    Hernaes, Erik; Strøm, Steinar; Zhang, Tao ;

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    Hernaes, Erik, Steinar Strøm & Tao Zhang (2019): The Norwegian pension reform in 2011: The long term impact on take-up of pension and labor supply. (CESifo working paper 7723), München, 29 S.

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    "We investigate the impact on pension take-up and labour supply of a broad Norwegian pension reform. Focussing on the long term impact, we use a structural discrete choice model estimated on data for first groups to become eligible for the new pension, accounting for the opportunity cost of retiring early. A majority of the individuals combine take-up of pension with working. This is particular the case for individuals with lower education. The estimated model explains observed behaviour rather precisely, in particular for those who retire entirely and for all choices made by individuals with higher education. The estimated model is applied in an out of sample prediction for the cohort born in 1950. Again, the model predicts rather accurately the fraction that retires entirely and the choices made by the higher educated. Two policy simulations, an increase in longevity and tax on pension income equal to tax on labour income, implies lower take up of pensions and more people working. The response to the longevity adjustment compensates less than half of the reduction of the annual pension level in the adjustment, which is designed to mimic the increase in the longevity over the next 20 years." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Is it harder for older workers to find jobs?: new and improved evidence from a field experiment (2019)

    Neumark, David ; Button, Patrick ; Burn, Ian ;

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    Neumark, David, Ian Burn & Patrick Button (2019): Is it harder for older workers to find jobs? New and improved evidence from a field experiment. In: Journal of Political Economy, Jg. 127, H. 2, S. 922-970. DOI:10.1086/701029

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    "We design and implement a large-scale resume correspondence study to address limitations of existing field experiments testing for age discrimination that may bias their results. One limitation that may bias results is giving older and younger applicants similar experience to make them 'otherwise comparable.' A second limitation is that greater unobserved differences in human capital investment of older applicants may bias the results against finding age discrimination. Based on over 40,000 job applications, we find robust evidence of age discrimination in hiring against older women, especially those near retirement age, but considerably less evidence of age discrimination against men." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Uncertain futures: Organisational influences on the transition from work to retirement (2019)

    Phillipson, Chris ; Sheperd, Sue; Vickerstaff, Sarah; Robinson, Mark;

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    Phillipson, Chris, Sue Sheperd, Mark Robinson & Sarah Vickerstaff (2019): Uncertain futures: Organisational influences on the transition from work to retirement. In: Social policy and society, Jg. 18, H. 3, S. 335-350. DOI:10.1017/S1474746418000180

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    "The promotion of extended working life has created a period of uncertainty between the ending of work and the beginning of retirement. This period of the life course is now 'open-ended' in respect of whether older workers decide to remain in employment or leave working. However, the choices available are framed within public policy and organisational contexts as well as personal circumstances. The study reviews the organisation of 'work-ending', the construction of age within organisations, and the influences on provision of support in late working life. The article concludes with a discussion on the range of pressures that might limit control over pathways through middle and late working careers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Extending working life and the management of change: Is the workplace ready for the ageing worker? (2019)

    Wainwright, David ; Phillipson, Christopher ; Crawford, Joanne ; Loretto, Wendy ;

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    Wainwright, David, Joanne Crawford, Wendy Loretto & Christopher Phillipson (2019): Extending working life and the management of change. Is the workplace ready for the ageing worker? In: Ageing & Society, Jg. 39, H. 11, S. 2397-2419. DOI:10.1017/S0144686X18000569

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    "Increasing longevity and the strain on state and occupational pensions have brought into question long-held assumptions about the age of retirement, and raised the prospect of a workplace populated by ageing workers. In the United Kingdom the default retirement age has gone, incremental increases in state pension age are being implemented and ageism has been added to workplace anti-discrimination laws. These changes are yet to bring about the anticipated transformation in workplace demographics, but it is coming, making it timely to ask if the workplace is ready for the ageing worker and how the extension of working life will be managed. We report findings from qualitative case studies of five large organisations located in the United Kingdom. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with employees, line managers, occupational health staff and human resources managers. Our findings reveal a high degree of uncertainty and ambivalence among workers and managers regarding the desirability and feasibility of extending working life; wide variations in how older workers are managed within workplaces; a gap between policies and practices; and evidence that while casualisation might be experienced negatively by younger workers, it may be viewed positively by financially secure older workers seeking flexibility. We conclude with a discussion of the challenges facing employers and policy makers in making the modern workplace fit for the ageing worker." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Wage subsidies targeted to jobseekers with disabilities: subsequent employment and disability retirement (2018)

    Angelov, Nikolay ; Eliason, Marcus ;

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    Angelov, Nikolay & Marcus Eliason (2018): Wage subsidies targeted to jobseekers with disabilities. Subsequent employment and disability retirement. In: IZA journal of labor policy, Jg. 7, S. 1-37. DOI:10.1186/s40173-018-0105-9

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    "In many countries, a non-negligible percentage of the working-age population has impairments that also entail reduced work capacity, and disability retirement is increasing. Despite this, studies on the effects of policies aimed at enhancing the labour market inclusion among people with disabilities, such as targeted wage subsidies, are surprisingly few. In an attempt to fill this gap, we have studied how wage subsidies affect future labour market outcomes for jobseekers with disabilities, in terms of employment and disability retirement. By using inverse probability weighting applied to rich Swedish register data, we contrast participants in the wage subsidy program to observably similar non-participants during a 19-year period. We find that participation was associated with both positive and negative labour market outcomes. On the negative side, participants were less likely to have unsubsidised employment. On the positive side, leaving the labour market through the disability insurance program was somewhat less common among participants. Moreover, using a broader employment measure including subsidised jobs, the participants were found to be employed to a larger extent, which could be interpreted either as locking-in effects or as fostering labour market inclusion." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Strategien der beruflichen Aktivierung von älteren Arbeitslosen in Polen (2018)

    Bellmann, Lutz ;

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    Bellmann, Lutz (2018): Strategien der beruflichen Aktivierung von älteren Arbeitslosen in Polen. In: IAB-Forum H. 20.07.2018, o. Sz., 2018-07-16.

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    "Das deutsche Förderprogramm '50plus - Beschäftigungspakte für Ältere in den Regionen' für Langzeitarbeitslose diente als Vorbild für die Entwicklung einer Aktivierungsstrategie älterer Arbeitsloser in der polnischen Region Kujawsko-Pomorskie. Das Projekt der Nikolaus Kopernikus Universität Torun in Zusammenarbeit mit regionalen Akteuren der Arbeitsverwaltung zielte darauf ab, die positiven deutschen Erfahrungen mit diesem Förderprogramm auf die Situation in Polen zu übertragen. Bei einem Workshop im IAB wurden jetzt die Forschungsergebnisse vorgestellt." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    In debt and approaching retirement: claim social security or work longer? (2018)

    Butrica, Barbara A. ; Karamcheva, Nadia S.;

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    Butrica, Barbara A. & Nadia S. Karamcheva (2018): In debt and approaching retirement. Claim social security or work longer? In: AEA papers and proceedings, Jg. 108, S. 401-406. DOI:10.1257/pandp.20181116

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    "Over the past couple of decades, older Americans have become considerably more leveraged. This paper considers whether household debt affects the timing of retirement and Social Security benefit claiming. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we find that older adults with debt are more likely to work and less likely to receive Social Security benefits than those who are debt-free. Indebted adults are also more likely to delay fully retiring from the labor force and claiming their benefits. Among the sources of debt, mortgages have a stronger impact on older adults' behavior than do other sources of debt." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Are managers open to involvement in employee retirement?: the influence of manager psycho-social characteristics, decision-making environment and older employee situational factors (2018)

    Davies, Eleanor M. M.; Heijden, Beatrice I. J. M. van der; Stephenson, John ;

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    Davies, Eleanor M. M., Beatrice I. J. M. van der Heijden & John Stephenson (2018): Are managers open to involvement in employee retirement? The influence of manager psycho-social characteristics, decision-making environment and older employee situational factors. In: Ageing and Society, Jg. 38, H. 6, S. 1279-1301. DOI:10.1017/S0144686X17000022

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    "The changing retirement landscape calls on employers to develop practices that respond to individuals' retirement needs. Line managers are a key stakeholder in managing retirement and this study focuses on how they respond to employee retirement scenarios. This empirical work examines manager openness to involvement in retirement, focusing on three sets of explanatory variables: manager psycho-social characteristics (experience of managing older workers, intention to work past 65), their decision-making environment (influence, discretion and decision-making support) and older employee situational factors (performance, ease of replacement, retirement affect and attitude to work). Data were collected from 129 managers in the United Kingdom's university sector using survey items and a factorial vignette design. The multi-level analysis found support for each category of variables in predicting manager openness to involvement in employee retirement. Managers with more experience of managing older workers were more likely to be open to involvement although managers' own retirement intentions were not significant as a predictor. Decision-making environment variables were significant predictors of manager openness to involvement. The only older employee situational factor that was associated with manager openness to involvement was employee performance. Practically, organisations need to recognise the potential influence that managers have on employee retirement decisions and this study's findings show that managers may need training to help them understand their own role in supporting older employee retirement." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Early social security claiming and old-age poverty: evidence from the introduction of the social security early eligibility age (2018)

    Engelhardt, Gary V. ; Gruber, Jonathan ; Kumar, Anil ;

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    Engelhardt, Gary V., Jonathan Gruber & Anil Kumar (2018): Early social security claiming and old-age poverty. Evidence from the introduction of the social security early eligibility age. (NBER working paper 24609), Cambrige, Mass., 52 S. DOI:10.3386/w24609

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    "Social Security faces a major financing shortfall. One policy option for addressing this shortfall would be to raise the earliest age at which individuals can claim their retirement benefits. A welfare analysis of such a policy change depends critically on how it affects living standards. This paper estimates the impact of the Social Security early entitlement age on later-life elderly living standards by tracing birth cohorts of men who had access to different potential claiming ages. The focus is on the Social Security Amendments of 1961, which introduced age 62 as the early entitlement age (EEA) for retired-worker benefits for men. Based on data from the Social Security Administration and March 1968-2001 Current Population Surveys, reductions in the EEA in the long-run lowered the average claiming age by 1.4 years, which lowered Social Security income for male-headed families in retirement by 1.5% at the mean, 3% at the median, and 4% at the 25th percentile of the Social Security income distribution. The increase in early claiming was associated with a decrease in total income, but only at the bottom of the income distribution. There was a large associated rise in elderly poverty and income inequality; the introduction of early claiming raised the elderly poverty rate by about one percentage point. Finally, for the 1885-1916 cohorts, the implied elasticity of poverty with respect to Social Security income for male-headed families is 1.6-. Overall, we find that the introduction of early claiming was associated with a reduction in income and an increase in the poverty rate in old age for male-headed households." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Gewünschtes und erwartetes Renteneintrittsalter in Deutschland und Europa (2018)

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    Hess, Moritz (2018): Gewünschtes und erwartetes Renteneintrittsalter in Deutschland und Europa. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Jg. 73, H. 3, S. 228-242.

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    "In den letzten 25 Jahren hat es in Deutschland und Europa Bemühungen auf institutioneller und betrieblicher Ebene gegeben, ältere Arbeitnehmer länger im Berufsleben zu halten und so deren Beschäftigungsquote zu erhöhen. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Auswirkungen dieser Reformen auf das gewünschte Renteneintrittsalter, das Alter, zu dem Ältere in Rente gehen wollen, und auf das erwartete Renteneintrittsalter, das Alter, zu dem sie realistisch glauben, dies zu tun. Die Ergebnisse, basierend auf mehreren Datensätzen (European Social Survey, Eurobarometer, Sozio-oekonomisches Panel, Deutsche Altersstudie), zeigen, dass sowohl das gewünschte als auch das erwartete zukünftige Renteneintrittsalter von älteren Arbeitnehmern in den letzten zehn Jahren gestiegen sind. Allerdings zeigen sich deutliche Unterschiede zwischen sozialen Gruppen. Während Hochqualifizierte eher glauben, ihr gewünschtes und erwartetes Renteneintrittsalter synchronisieren zu können, erwarten solche mit niedriger Bildung und geringem Einkommen, dass sie aus finanziellen Gründen länger arbeiten müssen, als sie wollen. Die Ergebnisse stützen somit Befürchtungen, dass die renten- und arbeitsmarktpolitischen Reformen zu neuer sozialer Ungleichheit beim Rentenübergang führen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    The effect of physical and cognitive decline at older ages on job mismatch and retirement (2018)

    Hudomiet, Péter ; Hurd, Michael D. ; Rohwedder, Susann ; Willis, Robert J.;

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    Hudomiet, Péter, Michael D. Hurd, Susann Rohwedder & Robert J. Willis (2018): The effect of physical and cognitive decline at older ages on job mismatch and retirement. (NBER working paper 25229), Cambrige, Mass., 75 S. DOI:10.3386/w25229

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    "Physical and cognitive abilities of older workers decline with age, which can cause a mismatch between abilities and job demands, potentially leading to early retirement. We link longitudinal Health and Retirement Study data to O*NET occupational characteristics to estimate to what extent changes in workers' physical and cognitive resources change their work-limiting health problems, mental health, subjective probabilities of retirement, and labor market status. While we find that physical and cognitive decline strongly predict all outcomes, only the interaction between large-muscle resources and job demands is statistically significant, implying a strong mismatch at older ages in jobs requiring large-muscle strength. The effects of declines in fine motor skills and cognition are not statistically different across differing occupational job demands." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Opportunity or threat? How trade union power and preferences shape occupational pensions (2018)

    Keune, Maarten ;

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    Keune, Maarten (2018): Opportunity or threat? How trade union power and preferences shape occupational pensions. In: Social policy and administration, Jg. 52, H. 2, S. 463-476. DOI:10.1111/spol.12377

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    "In this article, we discuss the role of trade unions in the evolution of occupational pensions in four countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. In all four cases, important reforms have been made to the pension systems, including the consolidation of exten- sive occupational pensions in the Netherlands, substantial expan- sion of occupational pensions in Germany, and a continued marginal position of occupational pensions in Austria and Belgium. We show that the distinct developments in occupational pensions in the four cases since the 1990s can, to an important extent, be understood by the differences in the power resources and prefer- ences of trade unions. The influence of unions on the development of occupational pension systems depends, on the one hand, on the extent to which they see them as an opportunity or a threat, and, on the other hand, on the extent to which they have the power resources to consolidate, oppose or shape these systems." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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    Retention and reintegration of older workers into the labour market: What works best? (2018)

    Konle-Seidl, Regina ;

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    Konle-Seidl, Regina (2018): Retention and reintegration of older workers into the labour market. What works best? In: E. M. Hohnerlein, S. Hennion & O. Kaufmann (Hrsg.) (2018): Erwerbsverlauf und sozialer Schutz in Europa, S. 371-389. DOI:10.1007/978-3-662-56033-4_35

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    "Die Arbeitsmarktsituation älterer Arbeitnehmer hat sich im Lauf der Jahre signifikant verbessert. Die Beschäftigungschancen im höheren Alter sind jedoch EU-weit noch immer sehr unterschiedlich. Ein Vergleich der Länder Deutschland, Frankreich, Niederlande, Norwegen und Österreich zeigt, dass der Anstieg der Erwerbsquoten für ältere Arbeitnehmer (55 - 64) stark durch Rentenreformen und die Abschaffung von Vorruhestandsregelungen beeinflusst wird. Die Wiedereingliederung nach einem Verlust des Arbeitsplatzes und das Risiko der Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit bleibt dennoch ein spezifisches Problem älterer Arbeitnehmer. Staatliche Programme zur Unterstützung der Wiedereingliederung dieses Personenkreises zeigen eher gemischte Ergebnisse." (Autorenreferat, © Springer-Verlag)

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    The role of self-employment in Ireland's older workforce (2018)

    Nolan, Anne; Barrett, Alan ;

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    Nolan, Anne & Alan Barrett (2018): The role of self-employment in Ireland's older workforce. (IZA discussion paper 11663), Bonn, 37 S.

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    "A feature of employment at older ages that has been observed in many countries, including Ireland, is the higher share of self-employment among older labour force participants. This pattern of higher self-employment rates at the end of the labour market career may reflect lower rates of retirement among the self-employed compared to employees, as well as transitions into self-employment at older ages. In this paper, we use data from four waves of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), spanning the period 2010-2016, to examine both the characteristics of the older self-employed in Ireland and the determinants of transitions in employment states at older age. We find that the higher proportion of self-employed people at older ages in Ireland results from lower retirement rates among the self-employed and not from transitions from employment to self-employment. This is in contrast to other countries such as the US where transitions into self-employment are more prevalent. We find that the self-employed are older, more likely to be male, and significantly less likely to have any form of supplementary pension cover than the employed. These lower retirement rates and lower degrees of pension cover suggest that standard approaches to pension provision may be less effective in proving attractive to the self-employed in Ireland." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Working beyond 65 in Ireland (2018)

    Nolan, Anne; Barrett, Alan ;

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    Nolan, Anne & Alan Barrett (2018): Working beyond 65 in Ireland. (IZA discussion paper 11664), Bonn, 30 S.

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    "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 know if longer working is a choice or a necessity, where necessity arises from a lack of pension income. In this paper, we use data from the first four waves of the Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing (TILDA), covering the period 2010-2016, to examine patterns of labour force participation among men and women aged 65+. We find that a lack of pension income is an important determinant of later-life working and that this applies for both men and women. Although older women are significantly less likely to work than older men, we find few differences in the pattern of determinants of longer working among older men and women. However, while women are significantly less likely to work than men, this effect is stronger among married women compared to single women. This suggests that older women without immediate access to family-provided financial support may need to work to support themselves. This adds to the picture of later life work being a necessity as opposed to a choice. However, an alternative explanation is that older married women may also have caring responsibilities that reduce their labour force participation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Comparing occupational welfare in Europe: The case of occupational pensions (2018)

    Pavolini, Emmanuele ; Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin;

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    Pavolini, Emmanuele & Martin Seeleib-Kaiser (2018): Comparing occupational welfare in Europe: The case of occupational pensions. In: Social policy and administration, Jg. 52, H. 2, S. 477-490. DOI:10.1111/spol.12378

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    "The article provides an assessment to what extent reforms of occupational pensions (OP) have fostered a 'risk shift' or increased social protection dualism across countries. The essay focuses on workers, whilst previous research primarily analyzed provision for current pensioners. The empirical analysis confirms that in countries such as the Netherlands and Sweden, increased private pension or (OP) provision does not necessarily lead towards social protection dualism and comprehensive risk shifts. Britain continues to be characterized by strong social protection dualism and entrenched social divides, creating 'social policy enclaves'. Divisions of welfare are also very likely to be a feature of the German pension system in the future. The latter two countries have witnessed clear risk shifts and processes of dualization. The pension systems in Austria, Italy, and Spain have not witnessed paradigmatic changes, and continue to be primarily based on public/statutory pension schemes. The idea that multi-pillarization in itself fosters major risk shifts and dualization has to be reconsidered. Under specific conditions, encompassing OPs can be functionally equivalent to public pension schemes. However, countries relying on voluntarism with regard to OPs coverage tend to witness processes of dualization." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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