WORKING LIFE EXPECTANCY OF OLDER ADULTS: FINDINGS FROM ASIA AND THE AMERICAS
2024
Working Life Expectancy of Older Adults: Findings from Asia and the Americas
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Author Information
Author(s): Malhotra Rahul, Visaria Abhijit
Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US
Hypothesis
It is important to assess the extent of productive ageing across key demographic sub-groups within a country and across countries.
Conclusion
The study highlights variability in working life expectancy among older adults across different countries and demographic groups.
Supporting Evidence
- The study projects working life expectancy in Japan until 2050, emphasizing policy interventions.
- Findings from Mexico reveal significant sex disparity in working life expectancy.
- Research from Chile indicates that working status, rather than sex, influences working life expectancy at retirement age.
- Data from Singapore shows a maintenance of sex disparity but a reversal of education disparity in working life expectancy over time.
Takeaway
This study looks at how long older people can expect to work and shows that this can be very different depending on where they live and their situation.
Methodology
Empirical findings from nationally representative longitudinal studies.
Participant Demographics
Middle-aged and older adults from countries in Asia and the Americas.
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