"This volume draws from the International Social Security project, which commenced more than two decades ago and which compares the social security and retirement experience in twelve developed countries. Both men and women are remaining longer in the workforce and this volume documents trends and considers the factors that contribute to this extension of work lives. This work evaluates the impact of factors such as improving health and education, changes in the occupation mix, the retirement incentives of social security programs, and the emergence of women in the workplace. The editors and contributors conclude that social security reforms as well as other factors such as the movement of women into the labor force have likely place an important role in this shift"--.

• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Older Men’s Labor Force Participation in Belgium
• 2. The Labor Force Participation of Older Men in Canada
• 3. From Early Retirement to Staying in the Job: Trend Reversal in the Danish Labor Market
• 4. Explaining the Reversal in the Trend of Older Workers’ Employment Rates: The Case of France
• 5. Old- Age Labor Force Participation in Germany: What Explains the Trend Reversal among Older Men and the Steady Increase among Women?
• 6. Employment at Older Ages: Evidence from Italy
• 7. Labor Force Participation of the Elderly in Japan
• 8. Why Are People Working Longer in the Netherlands?
• 9. Trends in Labor Force Participation of Older Workers in Spain
• 10. The Recent Rise of Labor Force Participation of Older Workers in Sweden
• 11. Long- Run Trends in the Economic Activity of Older People in the United Kingdom
• 12. Working Longer in the United States: Trends and Explanations
• Contributors
• Author Index
• Subject Index