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The Labor Supply and Retirement Behavior of China's Older Workers and Elderly in Comparative Perspective / Giles, John
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Giles, John
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labor Markets.
- Labor Policies.
- Labor Supply.
- Pensions.
- Pensions & Retirement Systems.
- Population Aging.
- Population Policies.
- Public Sector Development.
- Retirement.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Work & Working Conditions.
- China.
- Indonesia.
- Korea.
- Local Subjects:
- Labor Markets.
- Labor Policies.
- Labor Supply.
- Pensions.
- Pensions & Retirement Systems.
- Population Aging.
- Population Policies.
- Public Sector Development.
- Retirement.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Work & Working Conditions.
- China.
- Indonesia.
- Korea.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (40 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2011
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This paper highlights the employment patterns of China's over-45 population and, for perspective, places them in the context of work and retirement patterns in Indonesia, Korea, the United States, and the United Kingdom. As is common in many developing countries, China can be characterized as having two retirement systems: a formal system, under which urban employees receive generous pensions and face mandatory retirement by age 60, and an informal system, under which rural residents and individuals in the informal sector rely on family support in old age and have much longer working lives. Gender differences in age of exit from work are shown to be much greater in urban China than in rural areas, and also greater than observed in Korea and Indonesia. Descriptive evidence is presented suggesting that pension eligible workers are far more likely to cease productive activity at a relatively young age. A strong relationship between health status and labor supply in rural areas is observed, indicating the potential role that improvements in access to health care may play in extending working lives and also providing some basis for a common perception that older rural residents tend to work as long as they are physically capable. The paper concludes with a discussion of measures that may facilitate longer working lives as China's population ages.
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