Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/36238 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 4440
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
Older workers
labor market institutions
employment
employment protection
welfare state
pensions
retirement
JEL: 
J23
J24
J26
J31
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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