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The economics of old age in Britain
— a long-run view 1881-1981 | | Author(s) | Paul Johnson |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Economic Policy Research - CEPR |
| Publisher | Centre for Economic Policy Research, London, 1985 |
| Pages | 34 pp (CEPR discussion paper, no 47) |
| Keywords | Economic status [elderly] ; Retirement ; Income [older people] ; Social policy ; Histories. |
| Annotation | The substantial rise in the proportion of older people (age 65+) in the British population in the last hundred years has been matched by a dramatic fall in older people's labour force participation rates. This paper shows that economic dependency of older people is seen as a function of long-established employment practices and patterns of asset accumulation. Information drawn from the decennial census since 1881 on the occupations of older males shows a consistent marginalisation of older workers in low-wage, low-status occupations. Data of asset holdings demonstrates that older people have a high probability of spending their last years in poverty. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-930528044 B |
| Classmark | F:W: G3: JF: TM2: 6A |
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