Why Do Japanese Workers Remain in the Labor Force so Long?

Higo, Masa

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1299170

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“…This finding is similar to previous studies suggesting that decreases in the portion of the agricultural section induce older workers to leave the labor market, and modernized industrial structures prefer younger workers to older workers (Friedman and Orbach 1974;Pampel and Weiss 1983;Williamson and Higo 2007).…”

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Early Retirement in the Three Types of Welfare States

Kim

2009

Res Aging

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The main purpose of this study was to examine the labor force participation rate of 55-to 64-year-olds across countries and by gender on the basis of Esping-Andersen's typology of welfare states. The author investigated the influence of a country's socioeconomic characteristics on work participation using data from nine Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries from 1984 to 2001. The results show that classifying countries according to Esping-Andersen's typology provides insight into how a set of country-level socioeconomic conditions and policies may influence individual work decisions. The results also show that men and women respond differently to economic and demographic changes at the country level. Conclusions imply that policy interventions to reverse patterns of early retirement need to consider country-level economic and demographic characteristics and their interaction, along with policies that would change financial incentives facing individuals.

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“…Studies have documented the positive correlation of the percentage of workers in agriculture and the LFPR of older persons (Kieran 2001;Pampel and Weiss 1983;Williamson and Higo 2007).…”

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Early Retirement in the Three Types of Welfare States

Kim

2009

Res Aging

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“…New jobs may be in another branch of the same organization, or self-employment (Raymo, Liang, Kobayashi, Sugihara, & Fukaya, 2009;Raymo, Liang, Sugisawa, Kobayashi, & Sugihara, 2004). Many elderly Japanese also continue to work after age 65 because of economic necessity and cultural characteristics (Williamson, 2007). In the United States in 2000, the labor force participation rates for people above age 65 were only 18% and 9% for men and women compared with 35% and 14% for same-aged Japanese men and women, respectively (Raymo et al, 2009).…”

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A Comparison of Educational Differences on Physical Health, Mortality, and Healthy Life Expectancy in Japan and the United States

2016

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“…Nevertheless, participation rates in some OECD countries, such as New Zealand, Japan and Sweden, far exceed those observed in Australia. Taking Japan as an example, high participation rates may be explained through factors such as perceived individual economic necessity, a high fraction of self employed older workers, cultural factors, a government emphasis on labour force participation, and high healthy life expectancy (Williamson & Higo 2007). As can be seen in Table 1, participation rates in Australia are comparable with those observed in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US).…”

Section: The Changing Relationship Between Older Workers and The Labomentioning

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Recent public policy and Australian older workers

Taylor¹,

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McLoughlin³

2016

Aust J Social Issues

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This article considers the characteristics and utility of pro-work policies targeting Australian older workers that have emerged in the context of population ageing, amid concerns that this will lead to labour shortages and an increasing social welfare burden. There has been a recent surge in public policy regarding the ageing workforce, the efficacy of which has not been tested by evaluation studies. After considering the conceptual foundations and objectives of various government initiatives, it is argued that the present public policy approach may have serious flaws that are not only detrimental to the stated overall objective of prolonging working lives, but may, in fact, be harmful to older workers and fail to address the needs of business. This stems from programs reaching only a small proportion of those older people who would potentially benefit from assistance, and from misdirected effort aimed at encouraging behavioural change on the part of employers or industries. It is argued that there is a need for greater targeting of policy efforts on the actual needs of industry and for public policy itself to become more age-aware.

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Why Do Japanese Workers Remain in the Labor Force so Long?

Cited by 5 publications

References 45 publications

Early Retirement in the Three Types of Welfare States

Early Retirement in the Three Types of Welfare States

A Comparison of Educational Differences on Physical Health, Mortality, and Healthy Life Expectancy in Japan and the United States

Recent public policy and Australian older workers

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