Working Beyond Retirement in Europe: An Investigation of Individual and Societal Determinants Using Share

27 Pages Posted: 18 Jun 2016

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Ellen Dingemans

Tilburg University

Kene Henkens

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute

Hanna Solinge

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)

Date Written: June 15, 2016

Abstract

One of the solutions that could be used to resource the needs of an aging population is the encouragement of individuals to extend their working lives beyond retirement, often referred to as ‘bridge’ employment. Although previous studies provide important insights on the relationship between individual attributes and bridge employment, there is scant research on the extent to which differences across countries and between genders may exist and how these might be explained by economic and societal differences in the pension context. Therefore, we investigate the determinants of participation in bridge employment among male and female retirees in 16 European countries. Multilevel models are estimated based on data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe project. We found that where there is high expenditure on pensions there is a lower likelihood of retirees, particularly women, participating in bridge jobs, while strong norms that support working past retirement are positively associated with bridge employment.

Suggested Citation

Dingemans, Ellen and Henkens, Kene and Solinge, Hanna, Working Beyond Retirement in Europe: An Investigation of Individual and Societal Determinants Using Share (June 15, 2016). Netspar Discussion Paper No. 06/2016-022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2796625 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2796625

Ellen Dingemans

Tilburg University ( email )

P.O. Box 90153
Tilburg, DC Noord-Brabant 5000 LE
Netherlands

Kene Henkens (Contact Author)

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute ( email )

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Netherlands
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Hanna Solinge

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) ( email )

P.O. Box 11650
NL-2502 AR The Hague
Netherlands

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