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The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Employment of Older Workers: Impacts by Gender, Country, and Race

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  • Blundell, Richard
  • Britton, Jack
  • Costa Dias, Monica
  • French, Eric
  • Zou, Weijian

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Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), we estimate the impact of health on employment for individuals close to retirement age. Estimating the model separately by race and gender, we find that racial differences in employment can be partly explained by the worse health of minorities as well as the larger impact of health on employment for minorities.

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  • Blundell, Richard & Britton, Jack & Costa Dias, Monica & French, Eric & Zou, Weijian, 2025. "The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Employment of Older Workers: Impacts by Gender, Country, and Race," CEPR Discussion Papers 20782, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:20782
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    JEL classification:

    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality

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