Older Men’s Labor Force Participation in Belgium

Alain Jousten and Mathieu Lefebvre

No 24669, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: The paper studies the labor market participation of older workers in Belgium over the last 3 decades. It outlines the changes to the institutional framework of relevance for labor market participation and employment. Drawing on data from the European Union Labour Force Survey (LFS) over the period 1983-2013, we provide evidence of the trends in participation in (early-) retirement routes. We also explore how the jobs occupied by older workers have changed over time, both in terms of their “quality” and the “quantity” of work involved. Part-time work is found to become more common, though with different attributes for men and women.

JEL-codes: H55 I38 J11 J21 J26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-05
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Published as Older Men’s Labor Force Participation in Belgium , Alain Jousten, Mathieu Lefebvre. in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Working Longer , Coile, Milligan, and Wise. 2019

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