Contract work at older ages.

Autor/inn/en	Abraham, Katharine G.; Hershbein, Brad; Houseman, Susan N.
Titel	Contract work at older ages. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Vertragsarbeit von älteren Arbeitnehmern.
Quelle	In: Journal of pension economics and finance, 20 (2021) 3, S. 426-447 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-3022
DOI	10.1017/s1474747220000098
Schlagwörter	Berufliche Selbstständigkeit; Qualifikation; Quote; Freier Mitarbeiter; Selbstständiger; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; USA
Abstract	"The share of workers who are self-employed rises markedly with age. Given policy concerns about inadequate retirement savings, especially among those with lower education, and the resulting interest in encouraging employment at older ages, it is important to understand the role that self-employment arrangements play in facilitating work among seniors. New data from a survey module fielded on a Gallup telephone survey distinguish independent contractor work from other self-employment and provide information on informal and online platform work. The Gallup data show that, especially after accounting for individuals who are miscoded as employees, self-employment is even more prevalent at older ages than suggested by existing data. Work as an independent contractor is the most common type of self-employment. Roughly one-quarter of independent contractors aged 50 and older work for a former employer. At older ages, self-employment generally - and work as an independent contractor specifically - is more common among the highly educated, accounting for much of the difference in employment rates across education groups. We provide suggestive evidence that differences in opportunities for independent contractor work play an important role in the lower employment rates of less-educated older adults." The study refers to the period 2018-2019 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2025/3