Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/110761 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 9032
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We explore the link between health indicators and employment rates of the population aged 55 or more. Our focus lies on work capacity as a key determinant of employment. Using cohort mortality information as a proxy for overall health outcomes, we establish a substantial untapped work capacity in the population 55+. Similar results are obtained when relying on individual-level objective and subjective health and socioeconomic parameters as predictors.
Subjects: 
employment
retirement
work capacity
JEL: 
J14
J21
J26
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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