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Mandatory retirement and older worker employment

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  • M. Shannon
  • D. Grierson

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In this paper we take advantage of differences in the legal status of mandatory retirement in Canada across jurisdictions and over time to assess its impact on the share of older people working. The results suggest that making mandatory retirement illegal would have little effect on the size of the older workforce, and therefore such a policy alone would do little to alleviate problems associated with an aging population and the consequent decline in the share of the population employed.

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  • M. Shannon & D. Grierson, 2004. "Mandatory retirement and older worker employment," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 37(3), pages 528-551, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:37:y:2004:i:3:p:528-551
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    1. C Machado & Miguel Portela, 2014. "Hours of work and retirement behaviour," IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 3(1), pages 1-22, December.
    2. Wehn‐Jyuan Tsai, 2018. "Mandatory Retirement and Older Worker Employment Decisions: Evidence from a Matched Difference‐in‐Differences Estimator," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(4), pages 590-608, October.
    3. Todd Morris & Benoit Dostie, 2023. "Graying and staying on the job: The welfare implications of employment protection for older workers," Cahiers de recherche / Working Papers 15, Institut sur la retraite et l'épargne / Retirement and Savings Institute.
    4. Robert Brown & Darren Charters & Sally Gunz & Neil Haddow, 2007. "Colliding Interests – Age as an Automobile Insurance Rating Variable: Equitable Rate-Making or Unfair Discrimination?," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 72(2), pages 103-114, May.
    5. Warman, Casey & Worswick, Christopher, 2010. "Mandatory Retirement Rules and the Retirement Decisions of University Professors in Canada," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(6), pages 1022-1029, December.
    6. Worswick, Chris, 2005. "Regles relatives a la retraite obligatoire et decisions de retraite des professeurs d'universite au Canada," Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche 2005271f, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques.
    7. Derek Messacar & Petr Kocourek, 2019. "Pathways to Retirement, Well-Being, and Mandatory Retirement Rules: Evidence from Canadian Reforms," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 40(3), pages 249-275, September.
    8. Frank T. Denton & Ross Finnie & Byron G. Spencer, 2009. "Patterns of Retirement as Reflected in Income Tax Records for Older Workers," Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population Research Reports 434, McMaster University.
    9. Kajitani Shinya & Kan Mari, 2023. "Pension Reform and Improved Employment Protection: Effects on Older Men’s Employment Outcomes," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 23(4), pages 1017-1043, October.
    10. Frank T. Denton & Byron G. Spencer, 2008. "What is Retirement? A Review and Assessment of Alternative Concepts and Measures," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers 231, McMaster University.

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    JEL classification:

    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
    • J88 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Public Policy

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