Exclusion and Inequality in Late Working Life: National Country Context: Sweden

Genelyte, Indre; Heuer, Annika; Motel-Klingebiel, Andreas

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“…The participation of older workers in Sweden is also supported by life course policies, which encourage labour market participation throughout working life and help with interruptions to employment due to illness or childcare (Genelyte et al, 2021). In Sweden, everyone in paid employment who is unable to work during a period due to illness is entitled to sickness benefits, administered by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan, 2019).…”

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“…In Sweden, everyone in paid employment who is unable to work during a period due to illness is entitled to sickness benefits, administered by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan, 2019). There is also a strong public network of childcare services, which has contributed to the high participation of women in the labour market (Genelyte et al, 2021). In addition, the Swedish labour market allows for flexible part-time arrangements or reduced working hours for people with informal care responsibilities or illness, which enables them to continue working rather than having to exit the labour market (Bovenberg, 2008;Olivetti & Petrongolo, 2017).…”

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“…Inequalities in employment and labour market exit in late working life have been studied because of their importance in individuals' lives as well as their policy relevance (Genelyte et al, 2021;Kadefors et al, 2019). However, due to the complexity and multi-level structure of inequalities and their contributory, there is still a need for further knowledge to understand the nature and mechanisms of inequalities in late working life.…”

Section: Further Understanding Of Inequalities In Late Working Lifementioning

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Inequalities and Age-Related Disadvantages in Late Working Life and Labour Market Exit in Sweden

Öylü

2023

Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences

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The participation of older individuals in the labour market has increased as a result of recent demographic and societal shifts, as well as reforms of pension and social security systems. However, employment inequalities in late working life and labour market exit persist. Early exit from the labour market affects the sustainability of public finances and the availability of skilled labour, as well as the financial, social, mental, and physical well-being of individuals. So far, the literature on employment in late working life and labour market exit has mainly focused on individual choices. However, employment and exit in late working life are complex phenomena that depend on a variety of factors, such as individual life courses and labour market conditions. Based on Swedish register data, this thesis examines inequalities in employment and labour market exit among people aged 55 and over in Sweden, and the role of life course and age-related labour market disadvantages, including studies on: inequalities and diversity between gender and educational groups (Study 1); the relationship between mid-life labour market attachment and patterns of labour market exit (Study 2); agerelated disadvantages in unemployment risk and re-employment chances (Study 3); and the link between older workers' hiring chances and the characteristics and labour market conditions of employers (Study 4). Study 1 shows that employment trajectories, including the receipt of pension, unemployment and disability benefits, are structured by gender and education. While women tend to exit the labour market earlier than men and are more likely to receive disability benefits, men are more likely to move into self-employment or to receive unemployment benefits. Study 2 demonstrates that individuals with low labour market attachment early (at age 30) or late (at age 50-59) in their working careers are more likely to exit the labour market early, while low labour market attachment in mid-career (at age 40-49) is linked with later labour market exit. However, low labour market attachment in all career stages is associated with the receipt of work-related benefits in the First of all, I would like to thank my main supervisor Andreas Motel-Klingebiel for your exceptional guidance, inspiring comments, encouragement, and patience throughout my PhD process. Your mentorship, excellent knowledge, constructive advice, and perspectives helped me to grow academically and have been invaluable for my PhD work. I would also like to thank my co-supervisor, Susanne Kelfve, for your constant support and encouragement, for always taking the time to help me, your brilliant solutions, empowerment, and positivity throughout my PhD time. I have been very lucky to have had such excellent supervisors during this journey, special thanks to both of you! I also wish to thank my esteemed co-authors, Chiara Natalie Focacci and Luis Serratos-Sotelo, for excellent research collaboration, for your helpful comments, and significant contributions. Furthermore, I would like to thank al...

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Section: Late Work In Swedenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Further Understanding Of Inequalities In Late Working Lifementioning

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Inequalities and Age-Related Disadvantages in Late Working Life and Labour Market Exit in Sweden

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2023

Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences

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“…In particular, the concern is that certain groups, such as women or people with low education, exiting the labour market early without pensions, or being employed in precarious jobs due to lower employability, disability, or unemployment (McAllister et al ., 2020). Many factors has been suggested to interact with late working life, such as previous life course (Genelyte et al ., 2021), working conditions (Böckerman and Ilmakunnas, 2020), discrimination in the labour market (Loretto and White, 2006; Duncan and Loretto, 2004), in addition to individual decision for labour market participation and receipt of pension.…”

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When we were young: how labour market attachment during mid-life affects labour market exit

Öylü,

Focacci,

Serratos-Sotelo

et al. 2023

IJSSP

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PurposeIn this paper, the authors attempt to understand how labour market attachment during the ages of 30–59 influences individuals' transition out of the labour market.Design/methodology/approachUsing high-quality Swedish register data, the authors follow individuals born in 1950 and observe their labour market attachment during mid-life and their exit from the labour market.FindingsThe authors find evidence that labour market attachment in different stages of the career is differently related to exit from the labour market. At the age of 30, as well as between the ages 50–59, low attachment is related with earlier exit from the labour market. On the contrary, low labour market attachment during the ages 40–49 is related with later exit from the labour market. However, regardless of age, lower labour market attachment increases the risk of work-related benefit receipt in the exit year. The authors also find evidence that gender, migration status and childhood socioeconomic disadvantages may represent obstacles to longer working lives, while high education is a consistent factor in avoiding early exit from the labour market.Originality/valueThis study provides insights on the link between labour market attachment in different stages of the career and the exit from the labour market as well as work-related benefits dependency in the year of exit.

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Age Differences in Unemployment Risk and Reemployment Outcomes in Late Working Life in Sweden

Öylü,

Motel-Klingebiel,

Kelfve

2024

Journal of Aging & Social Policy

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Exclusion and Inequality in Late Working Life: National Country Context: Sweden

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Inequalities and Age-Related Disadvantages in Late Working Life and Labour Market Exit in Sweden

Inequalities and Age-Related Disadvantages in Late Working Life and Labour Market Exit in Sweden

When we were young: how labour market attachment during mid-life affects labour market exit

Age Differences in Unemployment Risk and Reemployment Outcomes in Late Working Life in Sweden

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