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The choice of elderly labor: Evidence from Ecuador

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: What drives elderly people decide to work after retirement?This paper analyzes the economic determinants of the decision to work in Ecuadorian elderly.In the analytical part, authors have analyzed the literature devoted to the study of elderly people, from which several testable hypotheses that relate it to income, education level and complex household have been derived.The article provides empirical evidence from using the Living Conditions Survey (2014).The estimation results suggest that variables as income, education level and belonging to a complex household play a significant role in the decision to work of Ecuadorian elderly.

Source: Revista de análisis económico

DOI: 10.4067/s0718-88702020000100075

Authors: Cintya Lanchimba, Joselyn Quisnancela, Yasmin Salazar Mendez

Institutions: Université de Lyon, National Polytechnic School

Language: Spanish

Topic: Retirement, Disability, and Employment

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3025001448