The 2008-2009 Great Recession and employment outcomes among older workers.

ABSTRACT: This study examined whether economic changes related to the 2008-2009 Recession were associated with employment status and job quality indicators among older workers in Europe and Israel. Data were derived from 4917 respondents (16,090 observations both before and after the recession) from 13 countries who participated in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Annual data on gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, life expectancy, and quarterly unemployment rates were assigned to employment assessments from 2004 to 2013. Using difference-in-differences models, we assessed the recession's implications on individual employment outcomes, while isolating cyclical variation within countries and individual changes over time. Among older workers, decreases in GDP were associated

SUBMITTER: Axelrad H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5840090 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature