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Who supports delayed retirement?
— a study of older workers in Israel | | Author(s) | Howard Litwin, Leah Achdut, Iaroslav Youssim |
| Journal title | Journal of European Social Policy, vol 19, no 3, July 2009 |
| Pages | pp 245-257 |
| Source | http://esp.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Postponement [retirement] ; Employment of older people ; Retirement policy ; Public opinion ; Social surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | Delayed retirement is a policy measure aimed at ensuring financial stability in many countries, but this particular pension reform mechanism still lacks public support. Using data from the Israeli sample of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), this article examines factors which predict support for delayed retirement among older Israeli workers (n=556). Hierarchical regression analysis of agreement with recently instituted delayed retirement measures showed that the perceived societal consequences of the reform were the strongest predictors. Older and more educated respondents and those more confident in their present workplace were also more likely to support delayed retirement. Those who favour state responsibility for care of older people tended to support delayed retirement less. The findings suggest that information campaigns on the contribution of continued employment for health and family solidarity might diminish current fears regarding the delayed retirement-based pension reforms. They also imply that non-partisan leadership is needed in order to recruit broader public support for such reforms. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091124002 A |
| Classmark | G5H: GC: G5: U5: 3F: 7H6 |
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