Cognitive functioning and labour force participation among older men and women in England

David Haardt

Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers from McMaster University

Abstract: This paper analyses the relationship between cognitive functioning and employment among older men and women using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Regression analysis shows that the change in cognitive functioning over time does not have any statistically significant effects on the probability to exit or enter employment, or on working hours. These results are not sensitive to the definition of work. My findings differ from earlier research on younger age groups in Germany and the USA where some effects of cognitive functioning on labour force participation were found.

Keywords: Ageing; Cognitive functioning; ELSA; Labour force participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H19 J14 J22 J24 J26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 78 pages
Date: 2007-08
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-age, nep-knm and nep-lab
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