TY - JOUR
T1 - Labor force status transitions at older ages in the Philipines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, 1970-1990
AU - Raymo, James M.
AU - Cornman, Jennifer C.
N1 - Funding Information:
Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the meetings of the Gerontological Association of America in Washington, DC, November 1996 and at the Conference on Emerging Policy Issues on Aging in Asia and the Research Response in Taipei, Taiwan, January 1997. We would like to thank both the participants at these meetings and two anonymous reviewers for their many helpful comments. The insightful comments of Ellen Kramarow, Jim Smith, and Martin Whyte are particularly appreciated. We also wish to acknowledge the help provided by Al Hermalin, John Knodel, Richard Anker and Grace Cruz. This research was conducted as part of a project sponsored by the US National Institute on Aging, the Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries (Grant No. AGO7637).
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - While there is considerable evidence of a trend toward earlier retirement in the United States and Europe, trends in rapidly growing economies in other parts of the world have not been closely examined. This paper traces the labor force participation rates of older men and women in four Asian countries, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, over the period of 1970 to 1990. Aggregate census data are used to calculate net transitions into and out of the labor force so as to permit the analysis of differences by country and cohort as well as change over time. Results show that, although men exhibit a general trend toward earlier net labor force exit, labor force participation rates at older ages remain high. Older women are found to be increasingly engaged in economic activity, especially in Singapore and Taiwan.
AB - While there is considerable evidence of a trend toward earlier retirement in the United States and Europe, trends in rapidly growing economies in other parts of the world have not been closely examined. This paper traces the labor force participation rates of older men and women in four Asian countries, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, over the period of 1970 to 1990. Aggregate census data are used to calculate net transitions into and out of the labor force so as to permit the analysis of differences by country and cohort as well as change over time. Results show that, although men exhibit a general trend toward earlier net labor force exit, labor force participation rates at older ages remain high. Older women are found to be increasingly engaged in economic activity, especially in Singapore and Taiwan.
KW - Asia
KW - Economy
KW - Elderly
KW - Labor force participation
KW - Retirement
KW - Social security
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1006680525538
DO - 10.1023/A:1006680525538
M3 - Article
C2 - 14617883
AN - SCOPUS:0000216553
SN - 0169-3816
VL - 14
SP - 221
EP - 244
JO - Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
JF - Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
IS - 3
ER -