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Elderly Left Behind? How Older Workers Can Participate in the Modern Labor Market

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  • Oliver Falck
  • Valentin Lindlacher
  • Simon Wiederhold

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Digital skills are positively related to employment prospects and productivity of older workers They also enable older workers to work in high-paying jobs Fortunately, digital skills can be acquired and honed at all ages Policymakers should incentivize employers to offer more training for the elderly and fund training programs in higher-education institutions At present, the elderly show huge international differences in digital skills, larger than those for younger groups

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  • Oliver Falck & Valentin Lindlacher & Simon Wiederhold, 2022. "Elderly Left Behind? How Older Workers Can Participate in the Modern Labor Market," EconPol Forum, CESifo, vol. 23(05), pages 16-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:epofor:v:23:y:2022:i:05:p:16-19
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    1. Ana Sofia Lopes & Ana Sargento & Joana Farto, 2023. "Training in Digital Skills—The Perspective of Workers in Public Sector," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-18, July.

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