Elderly Left Behind? How Older Workers Can Participate in the Modern Labor Market

Oliver Falck, Valentin Lindlacher and Simon Wiederhold ()

EconPol Forum, 2022, vol. 23, issue 05, 16-19

Abstract: Digital skills are positively related to employment prospects and productivity of older workers They also enable older workers to work in high-paying jobs Fortunately, digital skills can be acquired and honed at all ages Policymakers should incentivize employers to offer more training for the elderly and fund training programs in higher-education institutions At present, the elderly show huge international differences in digital skills, larger than those for younger groups

Date: 2022
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