Does the welfare state make older workers unemployable?

Arbeitspapier

This paper discusses the specificities of the labor market for older workers. It discusses the implications of those specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment benefits indexed backwards and hiring costs are likely to harm these workers more than the average worker, the converse is true for employment protection, provided it is uniform across workers and not specifically higher for older workers. It provides some evidence on the impact of labor market institutions on older workers by comparing their outcome in the United States and France. It discusses how the welfare state can be reformed in order to improve outcomes for older workers.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4440

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Labor Demand ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Retirement; Retirement Policies ; Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
• Subject: Older workers ; labor market institutions ; employment ; employment protection ; welfare state ; pensions ; retirement ; Ältere Arbeitskräfte ; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit ; Arbeitsmarktflexibilisierung ; Arbeitslosenversicherung ; Kündigungsschutz ; Altersgrenze ; Gesetzliche Rentenversicherung ; Vergleich ; USA ; Frankreich

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Saint-Paul, Gilles
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/36238
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-200910141191
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET