Older Americans would work longer if jobs were flexible

J Ameriks, J Briggs, A Caplin, M Lee… - American Economic …, 2020 - aeaweb.org
Older Americans, even those who are long retired, have strong willingness to work,
especially in jobs with flexible schedules. For many, labor force participation near or after …

Life insurance with insurance capital funds as a form retirement savings: Determinants for the self-employed

TH Bednarczyk, A Szymańska… - Journal of International …, 2023 - ceeol.com
Reduction of the public pension system generosity should encourage all future retirees to
accumulate private retirement savings. They have many options in this area, both dedicated …

Deconstructing ageism among older informal workers: a systematic review

SA Oteng, PA Amoah, G Huang - International Journal of Sociology …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to conduct a systematic review of existing literature on ageism
among older informal workers, as most studies have focused on formal work settings …

Contract work at older ages

KG Abraham, B Hershbein… - Journal of Pension …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The share of workers who are self-employed rises markedly with age. Given policy concerns
about inadequate retirement savings, especially among those with lower education, and the …

Independent contracting, self-employment, and gig work: Evidence from California tax data

A Bernhardt, C Campos, A Prohofsky… - ILR …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors use de-identified data from California personal income tax returns to measure
the frequency and nature of independent contracting and self-employment in California …

An empirical study on the financial preparation for retirement of the independent workers for profit in Poland

TH Bednarczyk, I Skibińska-Fabrowska, A Szymańska - Risks, 2021 - mdpi.com
Modern pension schemes are based on the delegation of responsibility for pension
provision from state institutions to individuals, which implies voluntary retirement saving …

How self-employed older adults differ by age: evidence and implications from the Health and Retirement Study

CJ Halvorsen - The Gerontologist, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives There has been increased attention in recent years on
self-employment in later life, with about 1 in 5 workers past of the age of 50 working for …

Does participation in local non-agricultural employment improve the mental health of elderly adults in rural areas? Evidence From China

P Jia, J Zhuang, AM Vaca Lucero, CD Osei… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A rising rate of suicide among the elderly in rural China has been recognized to be triggered
by mental health-associated factors. This study uses 3,397 sampled rural elderly adults from …

[PDF][PDF] Has the gig economy replaced traditional jobs over the last two decades? Evidence from tax returns

B Collins, A Garin, E Jackson… - 3rd IZA Labor …, 2019 - conference.iza.org
We examine the universe of tax returns in order to reconcile seemingly contradictory facts
about the rise of alternative work arrangements in the United States. Focusing on workers in …

The role of self-employment in Ireland's older workforce

A Nolan, A Barrett - The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2019 - Elsevier
A feature of employment at older ages that has been observed in many countries, including
Ireland, is the higher share of self-employment. This pattern of higher self-employment rates …