Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World - Working Longer (Hardcover)

In developed countries, men's labor force participation at older ages has increased in recent years, reversing a decades-long pattern of decline. Participation rates for older women have also been rising. What explains these patterns, and the differences in them across countries? The answers to these questions are pivotal as countries face fiscal and retirement security challenges posed by longer life-spans. This eighth phase of the International Social Security project, which compares the social security and retirement experiences of twelve developed countries, documents trends in participation and employment and explores reasons for the rising participation rates of older workers. The chapters use a common template for analysis, which facilitates comparison of results across countries. Using within-country natural experiments and cross-country comparisons, the researchers study the impact of improving health and education, changes in the occupation mix, the retirement incentives of social security programs, and the emergence of women in the workplace, on labor markets. The findings suggest that social security reforms and other factors such as the movement of women into the labor force have played an important role in labor force participation trends.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	(NBER) National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Reports
Release date:	December 2019
Editors:	Courtney C. Coile • Kevin Milligan • David A. Wise
Dimensions:	233 x 129 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	576
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-61929-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General
LSN:	0-226-61929-X
Barcode:	9780226619293

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