Can educational attainment explain the rise in labor force participation at older ages?

Burtless, Gary. “Can educational attainment explain the rise in labor force participation at older ages?”. Issue in Brief 13-13, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, September 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104690.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) Over the past 25 years, the labor force participation of men age 60-74 jumped from 35 percent to 44 percent. (2) At the same time, the educational levels of older workers increased dramatically in both absolute terms and relative to prime-age workers. (3) Better educated workers are healthier and have more opportunities. (4) Indeed, the analysis suggests that rising education levels account for more than half of the increase in labor force participation. (5) Going forward, gains in education by older workers will slow considerably, which will slow further increases in their labor force participation.

Title
Can educational attainment explain the rise in labor force participation at older ages?
Author
Burtless, Gary
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
September 2013
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in Brief
Series Number
13-13
Version Identification
Version of record.
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104690
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Subject
Older Workers

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