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Age, Occupations, and Opportunities for Older Workers in Germany

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  • Golo Henseke

    () (University of Rostock and Rostock Centre for the Study of Demographic Change, Germany)

  • Thusnelda Tivig

    () (University of Rostock and Rostock Centre for the Study of Demographic Change, Germany)

Abstract

Improvement of the labor market situation for the elderly is a declared target in the EU. In this study we derive a model of occupational age structure, its determinants and their impact on employment and re-employment opportunities for older workers. The empirical analysis is based on data from German microcensus and conducted on the level of occupations. We show firstly that education, skills, training requirements and the compensation structure affect employment and re-employment of workers aged 50 and above, though detailed impact differs by gender. And secondly, working conditions and arrangements exert a clear-cut influence on employment and re-employment at older ages. Our findings suggest that future labor market policies should focus on working conditions and arrangement to improve opportunities for older workers.

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Paper provided by University of Rostock, Institute of Economics, Germany in its series Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory with number 86.

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Length: 18 pages
Date of creation: 2008
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Handle: RePEc:ros:wpaper:86

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Keywords: labor force aging; employment; re-employment; gender;

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  1. Boockmann, Bernhard & Fries, Jan & Göbel, Christian, 2012. "Specific measures for older employees and late career employment," ZEW Discussion Papers 12-059, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.

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