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Cross-National Patterns of Labor Force Withdrawal

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Joseph F. Quinn () (Boston College)
Timothy Smeeding (Syracuse University)

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In this paper, we compare the patterns of labor force withdrawal of older workers in seven OECD countries. We find wide variation in retirement patterns and recent trends. In Sweden and the United States, for example, it is relatively common for workers to combine retirement benefits and earnings (i.e., to continue working while "retired"), while in Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and (West) Germany, this is much less common. These countries have also had very different experiences in arresting the postwar trend toward earlier retirement. After significant declines prior to 1985, the labor force participation rates of older men in Australia, West Germany and the United States have been almost unchanged, while the pre-1985 trends have continued unabated in Sweden and Canada. The challenge to researchers is to correlate the diverse public policies in these countries with the very different labor market experiences observed.

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Paper provided by Boston College Department of Economics in its series Boston College Working Papers in Economics with number 371.

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Date of creation: 01 Jun 1997
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Keywords: labor force withdrawal; retirement patterns; cross-country studies;

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J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies

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  1. Joseph Quinn, 1996. "The Role of Bridge Jobs in the Retirement Patterns of Older Americans in the 1990s," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 324., Boston College Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  2. Samuel H. Preston, 1996. "American Longevity: Past, Present, and Future," Center for Policy Research Policy Briefs 7, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University. [Downloadable!]
  3. Robert L. Clark & Naohiro Ogawa, 1992. "The effect of mandatory retirement on earnings profiles in Japan," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, ILR Review, ILR School, Cornell University, vol. 45(2), pages 258-266, January.
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  1. Joseph F. Quinn & Kevin Cahill & Richard V. Burkhauser & Robert Weathers, 1998. "The Microeconomics of the Retirement Decision in the United States," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 400, Boston College Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  2. Joseph F. Quinn, 1998. "New Paths to Retirement," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 406, Boston College Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Joseph F. Quinn, 1999. "The Labour Market, Retirement, and Disability," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 420, Boston College Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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