Paid work between age 60 and 70 years in Europe

International Journal of Ageing and Later Life

Theo van Tilburg¹  Marjolein Broese van Groenou¹  Kathrin Komp² 

[1] Department of Sociology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Sociology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and The Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada;

关键词: paid work;    old age;    socio-economic status;    gender;    Europe;    multilevel analysis;   

DOI  :  10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.105145

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Over the past years, older persons’ workforce participation has increased and, after years of studying early retirement, the focus has gradually shifted to workforce participation between age 60 and 70 years. Those are the years directly below and above the mandatory retirement age in most of the European countries. We investigate the influence of socio-economic status (SES) on older persons’ workforce participation. Moreover, we study whether the importance of private pensions in a country modifies the effect of SES. Survey data from eleven European countries are analysed in multilevel analyses. Results show that paid work in old age is the domain of persons with high SES. Moreover, a high share of private pensions in a country diminishes the influence of occupational prestige on men’s workforce participation. This suggests that older persons with low SES deserve particular attention in labour market reforms. Additionally, it suggests that pension reforms be monitored concerning their effects on social inequalities.

【 授权许可】

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