Switching to Self-Employed When Heading for Retirement

Axelrad, Hila; Tur‐Sinai, Aviad

doi:10.1177/0733464819894542

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“…SHARE was established as a longitudinal study meant to shed light on the changing demographic, health and economic trends in Europe (Achdut et al, (2015); Katz et al, 2015; Tur‐Sinai & Litwin, 2015; Lowenstein et al, 2019; Tur‐Sinai et al, 2019b). Within this ambit, men and women aged 50+ as well as their spouses were interviewed (Axelrad & Tur‐Sinai, 2020; Shuldiner et al, 2020; Silverstein et al, 2020; Tur‐Sinai et al, 2019a; Tur‐Sinai & Lewin‐Epstein, 2020). In addition SHARE End‐of‐Life survey, a complementary survey was conducted.…”

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Out‐of‐pocket spending of deceased cancer patients in five European countries and Israel

2020

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Objective: Cancer imposes a substantial economic burden on society, health and social care systems, patients and their families. This study aims to examine the out-ofpocket spending of cancer patients in their last year of life, in six countries with health insurance system hat have a defined benefits package. Methods: Data from SHARE and SHARE End-of-Life surveys among people aged +50 were analysed. Family members of deceased persons were interviewed in order to learn about the circumstances of their relative's death. Results: The average out-of-pocket spending for health and social services during the last year of life was 4.5% of the total household income, 2.2% in the Netherlands, 4.3% in Israel, 5% in Germany, 5.1% in Austria, 5.1% in Belgium and 8.2% in Switzerland. Whereas the out-of-pocket spending on nursing home care was 7.8% of the total household income in Switzerland, in the Netherlands and in Israel it was negligible. In contrast, the out-of-pocket spending for home care due to disability surged to 5.6% in Israel and 3.7% in Austria, whereas in other countries it was very low. Conclusion: This information is important to health and social policymakers, in order to better adapt the benefits package to the patients' needs.

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“…Within this ambit, men and women aged 50+ as well as their spouses were interviewed (Axelrad & Tur-Sinai, 2020;Shuldiner et al, 2020;Silverstein et al, 2020;Tur-Sinai et al, 2019a;. In addition SHARE End-of-Life survey, a complementary survey was conducted.…”

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Out‐of‐pocket spending of deceased cancer patients in five European countries and Israel

2020

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“…Most studies focus only on employees, who may be pushed out of the labour force by law (Henretta, 2018) or by labour agreements. The self-employed, in contrast, have the freedom to choose the timing of their retirement (Lobley et al, 2016;Axelrad and Tur-Sinai, 2021). Unless the analysis focuses on specific sectors of the labour market (or includes a comparison with the self-employed; Wahrendorf et al, 2017), employment is defined in general termswhether one is employed, even for very few hours a week or less, or not.…”

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What drives older adults to continue working after official retirement age?

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The need to ensure the economic wellbeing and quality of life of those who reach the official retirement age is a matter of concern in the world of social services and in social policy making. Since some working older adults may be forced to retire when they reach the official retirement age while others retire voluntarily, the study is based on a dedicated survey among 508 persons who retired both willingly and unwillingly for good after reaching the official retirement age and 437 persons who continued working uninterruptedly. The findings show that the odds of staying on the job after retirement age are contingent on the socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of the older adult. Furthermore, the economic predictors of remaining in the labour force after retirement age depend on how strongly the older adult wishes to retire. Those who continue working after retirement age and those who retire willingly are undifferentiated in the level of financial support that they give others. Comparing older adults who continue working uninterruptedly with those who retire unwillingly, the chances of being among the former are higher among those who are better off before reaching retirement age. These results emphasise the need to extend welfare and financial-support policies to older adults who are forced to retire, in order to minimise the economic blow that this path to retirement causes.

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“…These three factors can be further categorized as push factors such as anxiety, pull factors such as job satisfaction, barriers that prevent retirement, enabling factors that promote retirement transition such as pension benefits and trigger factors that force individuals to retire before their retirement age. Axelrad and Tur-Sinai (2019) found out that few employees between the ages of 50 and 60 in the formal sector may decide to switch to the informal sector to become self-employed workers'. The study identified that health limitations, marital status and national unemployment affect workers' ability to switch from salaried work to self-employment.…”

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Financial planning for retirement of self-employed workers in the Ghanaian economy

Ofori¹

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this study was to ascertain the types of financial plan Ghanaian self-employed workers have towards their retirement, and the main forces that motivate these workers to financially plan for their pension.Design/methodology/approachThe study focused on self-employed workers aged from 15 to 60 years. Questionnaires were administered in gathering data for the study. The researcher used probit model in analysing the driving forces behind self-employed workers' financial planning for retirement.FindingsThe study revealed that bank/credit union/savings and loans savings, building of apartments for renting, investment in SSNIT pension, investment in treasury bills/fixed deposits, investment in ownership of business and private insurance pension are the types of financial plan that exist for self-employed workers towards their retirement. The study found that age, marital status, level of education, household size, number of children, renting a house, life style of the future retiree, income, risk level of job and types of retirement plan are the driving forces behind the retirement plans of self-employed workers.Practical implicationsUsing the identified types of financial plan and driving forces in this study, governments in the developing countries can develop and implement self-employed pension schemes, educate and encourage more self-employed workers to plan for their retirement.Originality/valueAnalysing the driving forces behind retirement plans of self-employed people in developing economies.

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Switching to Self-Employed When Heading for Retirement

Cited by 9 publications

References 45 publications

Out‐of‐pocket spending of deceased cancer patients in five European countries and Israel

Out‐of‐pocket spending of deceased cancer patients in five European countries and Israel

What drives older adults to continue working after official retirement age?

Financial planning for retirement of self-employed workers in the Ghanaian economy

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