Age, occupations, and opportunities for older workers in Germany

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Improvement of the labor market situation for the elderly is a declared target in the EU. In this study we derive a model of occupational age structure, its determinants and their impact on employment and re-employment opportunities for older workers. The empirical analysis is based on data from German microcensus and conducted on the level of occupations. We show firstly that education, skills, training requirements and the compensation structure affect employment and re-employment of workers aged 50 and above, though detailed impact differs by gender. And secondly, working conditions and arrangements exert a clear-cut influence on employment and re-employment at older ages. Our findings suggest that future labor market policies should focus on working conditions and arrangement to improve opportunities for older workers.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Thünen-Series of Applied Economic Theory - Working Paper ; No. 86

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure ; Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
• Subject: labor force aging ; employment ; re-employment ; gender ; Ältere Arbeitskräfte ; Erwerbstätigkeit ; Arbeitsbedingungen ; Arbeitsverhältnis ; Berufliche Integration

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Henseke, Golo ; Tivig, Thusnelda
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universität Rostock, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre
• (where): Rostock
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/39733
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET