Despite the obvious importance of retirement to employees, their employing organizations,
and the larger society, the last comprehensive review of employee retirement in the field of …

In this review, we touch on a broad array of ways that work is linked to health and health
disparities for individuals and societies. First focusing on the health of individuals, we …

We document variation in working conditions in the United States, present estimates of how
workers value these conditions, and assess the impact of working conditions on estimates of …

This chapter provides an overview of the literature linking health, health insurance and labor
market outcomes such as wages, earnings, employment, hours, occupational choice, job …

Purpose–Little is known about the motivation for older workers to work and to remain active
in the labor market. Research on age and motivation is limited and, moreover, conceptually …

This article explores three interconnected decisions related to early retirement-the decision
whether to leave a long-term job prior to age 65. the decision whether to accept bridge …

Extensive information is available from official statistics and descriptive studies on the
association between different socio-demographic background factors and sickness …

Globalization, argue the contributors to this book, has remarkably accelerated social and
economic change in modern societies. One such change is manifested in the world of work …

Background Previous studies indicate that psychological, social, and organizational factors
at work contribute to health, motivation, absence from work, and functional ability. The …

What new tools and models are enriching labor economics?" Developments in Research
Methods and their Application"(volume 4A) summarizes recent advances in the ways …