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About face
— Europe eyes older worker retention | | Author(s) | Sara E Rix |
| Journal title | Public Policy & Aging Report, vol 14, no 3, Summer 2004 |
| Publisher | National Academy on an Aging Society, Summer 2004 |
| Pages | pp 16-22 |
| Source | http://www.agingsociety.org |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Retirement policy ; Demography ; Consumer choice ; Europe. |
| Annotation | Workforce participation rates of older men declined throughout Western Europe in the second half of the 20th century. However, if European policymakers have their way, the older worker is poised to make a comeback. The existence of below replacement fertility rates, increasing life expectancy, and early retirement made feasible and attractive by generous retirement income schemes have combined to place enormous strains on pension systems across Europe. The ratio of workers to retirees - less favourable in all but one of the 15 European Union (EU) Member States than in the US - will deteriorate as the population continues to age and baby boomers begin retiring. To alleviate the pressure on public pension systems, the governments of EU Member States and the EU as a whole would like to see more men and women working in later life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041214212 A |
| Classmark | GC: G5: S8: WYC: 74 |
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