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The relationship between retirement life cycle changes and older men's labor force participation rates.
- Source :
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Journal of gerontology [J Gerontol] 1994 Sep; Vol. 49 (5), pp. S219-30. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- This study probes the utility of older men's labor force participation rates (LFPRs) as indicators of the work-to-retirement transition. Specific attention is directed at how shifts in the retirement life cycle are related to LFPRs. Based on Current Population Survey data for the 1970s, a life table modeling approach showed that LFPRs are relatively weak indicators of the work-to-retirement transition. This was demonstrated by the relative stability in older men's age profiles of LFPRs despite significant changes in the timing and "organization" of the work-to-retirement transition. The 1970s evidenced a contraction of the main career and the expansion of both post-retirement work activity and retirement, yet none of these changes substantially altered the age profiles of older men's labor force participation rates.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-1422
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of gerontology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8056951
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/49.5.s219