Health Capacity to Work among Older People in Thailand

Jiaying Zhao (), Chi Kin Law, John Piggott and Vasoontara Sbirakos Yiengprugsawan ()
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Jiaying Zhao: School of Demography, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Chi Kin Law: NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
Vasoontara Sbirakos Yiengprugsawan: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Population Ageing Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Asian Development Review (ADR), 2024, vol. 41, issue 01, 169-194

Abstract: Thailand’s aging population has impacted its labor force. This study examines additional health capacity to work (AHCW) with established methods. Data were obtained from the mortality registry as well as national health, aging, labor force, and welfare surveys. Utilizing the Milligan–Wise method, the estimated AHCW for those aged 50–69 was 1.3 years (an 8.7% increase) for males and 1.9 years (17.8%) for females, based on the 2005 employment–mortality relationship. With the Cutler–Meara–Richards-Shubik method, the estimated AHCW for those aged 60–69 in 2015 ranged from 0.9 years (13.6%) to 2.0 years (31.3%) for males and from 1.2 years (23.2%) to 1.5 years (29.6%) for females. We also found that older informal workers in Thailand need to work to maintain their standards of living due to limited retirement benefits. Effective policy measures should be implemented to protect informal workers’ health, prevent pensioners from being impoverished, facilitate a more flexible working environment, and help workers maintain skills and job competencies.

Keywords: employment; health; health capacity to work; population aging; Thailand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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