Background Despite the recent policy push to keep older adults in the labour force, we know
almost nothing about the potential health consequences of working longer. Drawing on a life …

The economics of aging consider the phenomenon of aging from an economic perspective.
They understand aging in two ways: as the aging of individuals and as the aging of …

Hidden workers are defined as the three vulnerable subgroups of workers: the
underemployed, the unemployed, and the discouraged workers. Hidden workers indeed the …

Scientific studies on the predictors of working after retirement have mostly neglected
individuals' work histories. We present an integrative framework based on life course theory …

In order to capture the rapidly changing reality of older workers, it is important to study
retirement not as a one-off transition, but rather as a series of diverse pathways that unfold …

While a prolonged working life has been mainly feasible for people with the most
advantageous working careers, knowledge about the barriers for those with vulnerable …

Objective We adopt a cross-national comparative perspective to assess the labor market
experiences of older adults in the years leading up to and beyond the full pension age (FPA) …

Objectives Despite the enormous advances in the field, most evidence about functional
ability trajectories in old age comes from studies conducted in developed and high-income …

Earlier employment choices based on family events in earlier life have an impact up until
late working life, especially in welfare regimes that encourage the breadwinner-caretaker …

Objectives Later adult work attachments and exits are in flux, suggesting the need for
understanding both the range of contemporary population-level pathways of work and …