Do employment opportunities decrease for older workers?

Autor/in	Charni, Kadija
Titel	Do employment opportunities decrease for older workers? Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Verringern sich die Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten für ältere Arbeitnehmer?.
Quelle	In: Applied economics, 54 (2022) 8, S. 937-958 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-6846; 1466-4283
DOI	10.1080/00036846.2021.1970711
Schlagwörter	Lebensalter; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Altersversorgung; Arbeitsloser; Arbeitslosigkeit; Diskriminierung; Großbritannien; Lebensalter; Versicherung; Qualifikation; Arbeitslosenversicherung; Dauer; Altersversorgung; Diskriminierung; Versicherung; Ökonomische Determinanten; Arbeitslosenversicherung; Arbeitsloser; Arbeitslosigkeit; Arbeitsmarktchance; Qualifikation; Dauer; Einflussfaktor; Institution; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Großbritannien
Abstract	"Increasing the labour market participation rates of older workers is a means to secure the sustainability of public finances. However, questions about the effects of job loss of unemployed older workers and their employment prospects remain. This paper investigates why workers, aged 50 and over, have less employment opportunities. Using a competing risks model on British panel data, we examine the chances of re-employment after unemployment spells for older individuals. We find that human capital characteristics and economic incentives play an important role in their chances of getting back to work. We show that the probability of returning to employment after an unemployment spell decreases as workers get older. A decomposition analysis supports the role of age in the unemployment duration gap between 'older' and 'younger' individuals. The duration of leaving unemployment to employment of older workers would be lower if they will be treated in the same way as the younger ones, which is consistent with elderly employment barriers." The study refers to the period 1994-2008. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku)..
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2023/1