[en] We explore the link between health indicators and employment rates of the population aged
55 or more. Our focus lies on work capacity as a key determinant of employment. Using
cohort mortality information as a proxy for overall health outcomes, we establish a substantial
untapped work capacity in the population 55+. Similar results are obtained when relying on
individual-level objective and subjective health and socioeconomic parameters as predictors.
Disciplines :
Economic systems & public economics
Author, co-author :
Jousten, Alain ; Université de Liège > Département de droit > Théotie monétaire et macroéconomie
Lefebvre, Mathieu ; Université de Liège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > UER Economie
Language :
English
Title :
Work Capacity and Longer Working Lives in Belgium
Publication date :
2017
Main work title :
Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages
Author, co-author :
Wise, David
Publisher :
University of Chicago Press and NBER, Chicago, United States
