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The labour supply and retirement of older workers: an empirical analysis

Allan, Stephen (2008) The labour supply and retirement of older workers: an empirical analysis. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis, University of Kent. (doi:10.22024/UniKent/01.02.86454) (KAR id:86454)

Abstract

This thesis examines the labour supply of older workers, their movement into retirement, and any movement out of retirement and back into work. In particular the labour force participation, labour supply and wage elasticity and other income elasticity of work hours are estimated for older workers and compared to younger workers. The thesis goes on to look at the movement into retirement for older workers as a whole by examining cohorts by gender, wave and age. The thesis also presents a descriptive and quantitative • examination of the changes in income and happiness that occur as an individual retires. Finally the thesis examines the reasons why an individual may return to work from v . retirement. The results of the findings suggest: that younger workers are significantly more responsive to wage and household income changes than older workers

Item Type: Thesis (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD))
Thesis advisor: Green, Francis
DOI/Identification number: 10.22024/UniKent/01.02.86454
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Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics
SWORD Depositor: SWORD Copy
Depositing User: SWORD Copy
Date Deposited: 30 Oct 2019 13:53 UTC
Last Modified: 28 Jan 2022 15:25 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/86454 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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