11. Long- Run Trends in the Economic Activity of Older People in the United Kingdom

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Older Men’s Labor Force Participation in Belgium 33
6. 2. The Labor Force Participation of Older Men in Canada 51
7. 3. From Early Retirement to Staying in the Job: Trend Reversal in the Danish Labor Market 67
8. 4. Explaining the Reversal in the Trend of Older Workers’ Employment Rates: The Case of France 87
9. 5. Old- Age Labor Force Participation in Germany: What Explains the Trend Reversal among Older Men and the Steady Increase among Women? 117
10. 6. Employment at Older Ages: Evidence from Italy 147
11. 7. Labor Force Participation of the Elderly in Japan 163
12. 8. Why Are People Working Longer in the Netherlands? 179
13. 9. Trends in Labor Force Participation of Older Workers in Spain 205
14. 10. The Recent Rise of Labor Force Participation of Older Workers in Sweden 231
15. 11. Long- Run Trends in the Economic Activity of Older People in the United Kingdom 267
16. 12. Working Longer in the United States: Trends and Explanations 299
17. Contributors 325
18. Author Index 329
19. Subject Index 333