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The extension of late working life in Germany: trends, inequalities, and the East-West divide
[working paper]
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Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung (BIB)
Abstract The extension of late working life has been proposed as a potential remedy for the challenges of aging societies. For Germany, surprisingly little is known about trends and social inequalities in the length of late working life. Here, we use data from the German Microcensus to estimate working life ... view more
The extension of late working life has been proposed as a potential remedy for the challenges of aging societies. For Germany, surprisingly little is known about trends and social inequalities in the length of late working life. Here, we use data from the German Microcensus to estimate working life expectancy from age 55 onwards for the 1941-1955 birth cohorts. We adjust our calculations of working life expectancy for working hours, and present results for western and eastern Germany by gender, education, and occupation. While working life expectancy has increased across cohorts, we find strong regional and socioeconomic disparities. Decomposition analyses show that among males, socioeconomic differences are predominantly driven by variation in employment rates; whereas among women, variation in working hours is also highly relevant. Older eastern German women have longer working lives than older western German women, which is likely attributable to the GDR legacy of high female employment.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; old federal states; New Federal States; east-west comparison; working life; demographic aging; social inequality; life expectancy; women's employment; socioeconomic factors
Classification
Labor Market Research
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Free Keywords
Length of working life; working life expectancy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Wiesbaden
Page/Pages
38 p.
Series
BiB Working Paper, 3-2021
ISSN
2196-9574
Status
Published Version; reviewed