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Health Capacity to Work among Older Japanese Persons

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  • TAKASHI OSHIO

    (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan)

  • SATOSHI SHIMIZUTANI

    (Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, Japan)

  • AIKO KIKKAWA

    (Asian Development Bank, Metro Manila, Philippines)

Abstract

This study examines the health capacity to work among older persons in Japan—that is, how much longer older persons can work based on their health status using nationwide population-based surveys. We first examine how much older persons could work if they worked as much as those with the same mortality rate in the past (Milligan–Wise method). Second, we estimate how much older persons could work if they worked as much as younger persons in similar health (Cutler, Meara, and Richards-Shubik method). The results from both methods underscore a large work capacity among older persons in Japan. In particular, we observe a larger work capacity for the better educated and a negligible difference across regions. Moreover, we find an excess of part-time work, suggesting the need to enhance the flexibility of the choice of working style.

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  • Takashi Oshio & Satoshi Shimizutani & Aiko Kikkawa, 2024. "Health Capacity to Work among Older Japanese Persons," Asian Development Review (ADR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 41(01), pages 95-120, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:adrxxx:v:41:y:2024:i:01:n:s0116110524400031
    DOI: 10.1142/S0116110524400031
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    Keywords

    employment; health capacity to work; Japan; mortality;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies

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