Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/31929 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
IAB-Discussion Paper No. 9/2006
Publisher: 
Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg
Abstract: 
This paper tests whether there is evidence of compression of morbidity using data from the American Health and Retirement Study and analyzes the effects of this on the labor supply of older people. We find younger cohorts to suffer less from functional problems than older cohorts at given ages. Furthermore, we observe that instrumentalized disability has a negative effect on labor force participation. According to the cohort analysis and the multivariate analysis, it can be concluded that individuals will be able to work longer because of the delay in the onset of disability problems.
Subjects: 
Lebenserwartung
ältere Menschen
alte Menschen
Gesundheitszustand
Krankheit
chronische Krankheit
Behinderung
Erwerbsbeteiligung
Lebensarbeitszeit
USA
JEL: 
J14
J21
I12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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