Health and productivity of older workers

Robertson, Adriana; Cs, Tracy

doi:10.5271/sjweh.284

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“…Age has also been negatively associated with labour mobility and flexibility which could translate to slower structural adjustment in local economies (Poot 2008;Robertson and Tracy 1998). Even though younger people may be more flexible and adaptable than older workers, productivity may rise with experience for a number of working years.…”

Section: Determinants Of Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

Economic resilience in Great Britain: the crisis impact and its determining factors for local authority districts

2016

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The 2008 recession has had a prolonged and varying effect both across and within countries. This paper studies the crisis impact on Great Britain's Local Authority Districts (LADs) using the concept of economic resilience. This country is an interesting case study as the impact varied significantly among LADs. The focus is on employment, and a new method is proposed for comparing pre-and post-recession conditions in order to assess the recession impact. The influence of a number of determining factors is examined, and the study finds a significant effect for initial economic conditions, human capital, age structure, urbanisation and geography. Policy makers need to take into account subnational differences in these factors in order to design and implement better targeted policies. JEL Classification R11

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Section: Determinants Of Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

Economic resilience in Great Britain: the crisis impact and its determining factors for local authority districts

2016

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“…For example, in terms of functional capacities, the knee extensors have been observed to lose strength in seniors and tendon extensive properties is known to decrease with age (Kubo et al 2007, Viitasalo et al 1985. Older employees also produce less muscular force than younger ones (Mathiowetz et al 1985, De Zwart et al 1995, Broersen et al 1996, Reilly et al 1997, Ilmarinen 1997, Robertson and Tracy 1998, Ilmarinen 2001, Macaluso and De Vito 2004. These differences could be due to several factors: sarcopenia, changes in excitation-contraction coupling, modifications to the tendons and bones, and changes in nerve control (Macaluso andDe Vito 2004, Narici andMaffulli 2010).…”

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Motor adaptation capacity as a function of age in carrying out a repetitive assembly task at imposed work paces

Gilles¹,

Guélin²,

Desbrosses³

et al. 2017

Applied Ergonomics

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. Motor adaptation capacity as a function of age in carrying out a repetitive assembly task at imposed work paces. Applied Ergonomics, Elsevier, 2017, 64, pp.47-55. 10 AbstractThe working population is getting older. Workers must adapt to changing conditions to respond to the efforts required by the tasks they have to perform. In this laboratory-based study, we investigated the capacities of motor adaptation as a function of age and work pace. Two phases were identified in the task performed: a collection phase, involving dominant use of the lower limbs; and an assembly phase, involving bi-manual motor skills. Results showed that senior workers were mainly limited during the collection phase, whereas they had less difficulty completing the assembly phase. However, senior workers did increase the vertical force applied while assembling parts, whatever the work pace. In younger and middle-aged subjects, vertical force was increased only for the faster pace. Older workers could adapt to perform repetitive tasks under different time constraints, but adaptation required greater effort than for younger workers. These results point towards a higher risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders among seniors.

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“…What could be micro-level physiological phenomena that underpin such productivity effects? Robertson and Tracy (1998) provide a review of the literature on age, health and work and show that there are many factors that affect the productivity of older workers. There is evidence that older workers remain highly productive within a field that they know well and where long experience is beneficial.…”

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Demographic change and regional competitiveness: the effects of immigration and ageing

Poot

2008

IJFIP

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The demographic profile of a region is usually seen as a slowly changing background phenomenon in the analysis of regional competitiveness and regional growth. However, regional demographic change can have a significant impact on regional competitiveness and such change is often more rapid and profound than at the national level. In turn, regional population size, growth, composition and distribution are endogenous to regional economic development. This paper focuses on the impact of population ageing and immigration on aspects of regional competitiveness such as innovation, entrepreneurship and productivity. Immigration and ageing trends have generated huge separate literatures but it is argued here that it is fruitful to consider these trends jointly. Theoretically, there are many channels through which immigration and population ageing can affect regional competitiveness. There is empirical evidence that population ageing reduces regional competitiveness, while immigration -particularly of entrepreneurs and highly skilled workers to metropolitan areas -enhances competitiveness. Much of the available literature is based on smallscale case studies and rigorous econometric research on the impact of demographic change at the regional level is still remarkably rare. Some directions for further research are suggested.

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Health and productivity of older workers

Cited by 36 publications

References 78 publications

Economic resilience in Great Britain: the crisis impact and its determining factors for local authority districts

Economic resilience in Great Britain: the crisis impact and its determining factors for local authority districts

Motor adaptation capacity as a function of age in carrying out a repetitive assembly task at imposed work paces

Demographic change and regional competitiveness: the effects of immigration and ageing

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