Older Men's Labor Force Participation in Belgium / Alain Jousten, Mathieu Lefebvre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jousten, Alain.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Lefebvre, Mathieu.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w24669.

NBER working paper series no. w24669

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2018.

Summary:

The paper studies the labor market participation of older workers in Belgium over the last 3 decades. It outlines the changes to the institutional framework of relevance for labor market participation and employment. Drawing on data from the European Union Labour Force Survey (LFS) over the period 1983-2013, we provide evidence of the trends in participation in (early-) retirement routes. We also explore how the jobs occupied by older workers have changed over time, both in terms of their "quality" and the "quantity" of work involved. Part-time work is found to become more common, though with different attributes for men and women.

Notes:

Print version record

May 2018.