Understanding retirement processes: The role of life histories

M. Damman

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-46781-2_11

Understanding retirement processes: The role of life histories

M. Damman

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)

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Abstract

In most developed countries, populations are aging rapidly due to long-term declines of fertility and increasing longevity (Wheaton and Crimmins 2012). These demographic developments have important implications for public finances, pension systems, labor markets, and organizations. Extending the working lives of older individuals is often perceived as a key policy response to population aging (OECD 2006), putting the issue of retirement high on the policy agenda as well as the scientific agenda. In this respect, insights are needed into factors that inhibit or rather stimulate the continuation of work careers, and keep workers engaged and motivated during late careers. Moreover, in the coming decades, numerous older workers will transition into retirement, which raises questions about how individuals experience their retirement and about factors that predict successful adjustment to retirement.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Age Diversity and Work
Editors	E. Parry, J. McCarthy
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	263-291
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-137-46781-2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-137-46779-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46781-2_11
Publication status	Published - 2017

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of a chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of Age Diversity and Work, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2017. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46781-2_11. Damman M. (2017) Understanding Retirement Processes: The Role of Life Histories. In: Parry E., McCarthy J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Age Diversity and Work. Palgrave Macmillan, London
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