Old-age Labor Force Participation in Germany: What Explains the Trend Reversal among Older Men? And What the Steady Increase among Women?

Börsch‐Supan, Axel; Ferrari, Irene

doi:10.3386/w24044

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“…Receiving disability pension benefits was a common pathway to retirement in the past, but it has become considerably less relevant today due to several reforms (Börsch-Supan & Ferrari 2019;Fasang 2010;Hagen et al 2010;Börsch-Supan & Juerges 2011). Before the enactment of major reforms in 1984 (West Germany) and 2001, the requirements for collecting disability pension benefits were low.…”

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The extension of late working life in Germany: trends, inequalities, and the East-West divide

Dudel¹,

Loichinger²,

Klüsener³

et al. 2021

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The extension of late working life has been proposed as a potential remedy for the challenges of aging societies. For Germany, surprisingly little is known about trends and social inequalities in the length of late working life. Here, we use data from the German Microcensus to estimate working life expectancy from age 55 onwards for the 1941-1955 birth cohorts. We adjust our calculations of working life expectancy for working hours, and present results for western and eastern Germany by gender, education, and occupation. While working life expectancy has increased across cohorts, we find strong regional and socioeconomic disparities. Decomposition analyses show that among males, socioeconomic differences are predominantly driven by variation in employment rates; whereas among women, variation in working hours is also highly relevant. Older eastern German women have longer working lives than older western German women, which is likely attributable to the GDR legacy of high female employment.

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Section: Background the Institutional Setting In Germany And Late Working Lifementioning

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The extension of late working life in Germany: trends, inequalities, and the East-West divide

Dudel¹,

Loichinger²,

Klüsener³

et al. 2021

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“…Compared to later birth cohorts in women, women from these birth cohorts are less likely to have had a job in Germany. 30 This may be one reason why such older women were already quite heavily involved in (private) social activities over their life span, and the use of community centers for older adults therefore does not reflect an added value, whereas community centers for older adults may represent a key added value among men -who may otherwise have low levels of social activity. Former research from Jamaica, Ireland or Hong Kong also demonstrated such gender differences in the level of social activity -particularly social activities with friends and relatives.…”

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Community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors: Evidence from the German Ageing Survey

Hajek

Kretzler

Gyasi

et al. 2023

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Introduction There is a dearth of studies examining the association between the use of community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors. Thus, our aim was to examine the association between the use of community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors (in terms of loneliness, perceived social isolation, and life satisfaction; also stratified by sex)—which is important for successful aging. Methods/Design Data were taken from a nationally representative sample—the German Ageing Survey—including older community‐dwelling individuals. The De Jong Gierveld tool was used to measure loneliness, the Bude and Lantermann tool was used to measure perceived social isolation, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale was used to quantify life satisfaction. Multiple linear regressions were used to evaluate the hypothesized associations. Results In the analytical sample, n equaled 3246 individuals (mean age was 75 years, 65–97 years). After adjusting for various socioeconomic, lifestyle‐related, and health‐related covariates, multiple linear regressions showed that the use of community centers was associated with higher life satisfaction among men (β = 0.12, p < 0.01), but not women. The use of community centers was not associated with loneliness or perceived social isolation for either gender. Conclusions The use of community centers was positively associated with satisfaction with one's own life among male older adults. Thus, encouraging older men to use such services may be beneficial. This quantitative study provides an initial basis for further research in this neglected area. For example, longitudinal studies are required to confirm our present findings.

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“…8. For a first analysis of the German development of elderly men's and women's labor force participation, see Börsch-Supan and Ferrari (2017).…”

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Ndc Schemes and Heterogeneity in Longevity: Proposals for Redesign

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Old-age Labor Force Participation in Germany: What Explains the Trend Reversal among Older Men? And What the Steady Increase among Women?

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

The extension of late working life in Germany: trends, inequalities, and the East-West divide

The extension of late working life in Germany: trends, inequalities, and the East-West divide

Community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors: Evidence from the German Ageing Survey

Ndc Schemes and Heterogeneity in Longevity: Proposals for Redesign

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