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<p>The incidence of working for earnings beyond the normal pension age of 55 for females and 60 for males in urban China and Russia is investigated using micro-data for 2002, 2013, and 2018. Estimated logit models indicate that, in both countries, the probability of working after normal retirement age is positively related to living with a spouse only, being healthy, and having a higher education level. It is negatively associated with age, the scale of pension, and, in urban China, being female.</p>
<p>We find that seniors in urban Russia are more likely to work for earnings than their counterparts in China. Two possible reasons that are attributable to this difference are ruled out, namely cross-country differences in health status and the age distribution among elderly people. We also demonstrate that working beyond the normal retirement age has a much stronger negative association with earnings in urban China than in urban Russia. This is consistent with the facts that the normal retirement age is strictly enforced in urban China and seniors attempting to work face intensive competition from younger migrant workers. We conclude that China can learn from Russia that it has a substantial potential for increasing employment among healthy people under 70.</p>
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The incidence of working for earnings beyond the normal pension age of 55 for females and 60 for males in urban China and Russia is investigated using micro-data for 2002, 2013, and 2018. Estimated logit models indicate that, in both countries, the probability of working after normal retirement age is positively related to living with a spouse only, being healthy, and having a higher education level. It is negatively associated with age, the scale of pension, and, in urban China, being female.
We find that seniors in urban Russia are more likely to work for earnings than their counterparts in China. Two possible reasons that are attributable to this difference are ruled out, namely cross-country differences in health status and the age distribution among elderly people. We also demonstrate that working beyond the normal retirement age has a much stronger negative association with earnings in urban China than in urban Russia. This is consistent with the facts that the normal retirement age is strictly enforced in urban China and seniors attempting to work face intensive competition from younger migrant workers. We conclude that China can learn from Russia that it has a substantial potential for increasing employment among healthy people under 70.

Working beyond the normal retirement age in urban China and urban Russia

Department of Statistics, econometrics and risk assessment

IZA Journal of Development and Migration

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The incidence of working for earnings beyond the normal pension age of 55 for females and 60 for males in urban China and Russia is investigated using...

Working beyond the normal retirement age in urban China and urban Russia

Published Online: May 31, 2021

Page range: -

Accepted: Apr 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2021-0005

Keywords
retirement, older people, employment, China, Russia, labor market

© 2021 Björn Gustafsson et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Working beyond the normal retirement age in urban China and urban Russia

Published Online: May 31, 2021

Page range: -

Accepted: Apr 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2021-0005

Keywordsretirement, older people, employment, China, Russia, labor market

© 2021 Björn Gustafsson et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
retirement, older people, employment, China, Russia, labor market