Unemployment as a Factor in Early Retirement Decisions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2804467
AutoresSally Bould (University of Delaware, autor de correspondencia)
Año1980
Volumen39
Número2
Páginas123-136
Fecha de publicación1980-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1536-7150.1980.tb01622.x
OpenAlexW2154209384
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas11

Is retiring early a way for older workers to cope with the stigma and discouragement of unemployment? A regression analysis using the National Longitudinal Survey sample of American men age 52-64 in 1973 shows that weeks of previous unemployment is significantly related to early retirement for both Black and White males. This relationship holds when controlling for social security and pension eligibility, assets, health limitations, family responsibilities, occupation, changes in the unemployment rate and urban residence. The results suggest that social policy concerning retirement prior to age 65 should take into account the important role of unemployment in pushing workers out of the labor force into early retirement

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Health and Retirement Study · Labour economics · Pension · Residence · Sample (material) · Social security · Sociology · Unemployment · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Retirement, Disability, and Employment