Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from Japan Read more about Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from Japan The labor force participation rate among Japanese men and women over the age of 65 has increased since 2010. This research shows that older people in Japan have a significant capacity to work at older ages. A follow-up study found, however, that after retirement salaried men who held jobs at age 54 have few employment opportunities and tend to become underemployed.
Satoshi Shimizutani Keywords Japanese economy macroeconomics health economics aging economics Read more about Satoshi Shimizutani Satoshi Shimizutani is an Executive Senior research Fellow at JICA Ogata Research Institute. Prior to the current position, he worked for the Japanese government and conducted economic research at several research institutes. His primary interest is empirical research with a focus on policy evaluation and his papers covered a wide variety of topics and some of them were published in Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Comparative Economics and Industrial and Labor Relations Review.
Discussion on "Demographic Change and Labor Quality in the Republic of Korea" Read more about Discussion on "Demographic Change and Labor Quality in the Republic of Korea" In his reaction, the presenter noted that in theRepublic of Korea, the wage profile follows seniority, and the notion of equal pay for equal-value work is not prevalent. Therefore, wage is not a good indicator of productivity, and the paper needs to do more to incorporate overall changes in labor quality.
Demographic Change and Labor Quality in the Republic of Korea Read more about Demographic Change and Labor Quality in the Republic of Korea The authors conducted research to analyze the Republic of Korea’s human resource development from 1986 to 2016, measure changes in labor resources, and project labor quality and quantity growth up to 2040. They found that the labor quantity growth rate declined from the late 1980s to 2016, but the labor quality growth rate was sustained, and is expected to be sustained until 2035. Employing more elderly and female workers could help push labor quantity growth.
Demographics and Technological Change: Two Megatrends Shaping the Labor Market in Asia Read more about Demographics and Technological Change: Two Megatrends Shaping the Labor Market in Asia Asia is experiencing rapid ageing and technological change, which can affect productivity growth, human capital, and technological change. In this keynote presentation, the author identifies the specific technologies that can help ease ageing pressures, such as long term care, healthcare, and digital identification technologies, as well as the various policy and research issues that need to be addressed in order to better manage these challenges.
John Piggott Keywords economics aging retirement pension Australia Read more about John Piggott John Piggott is Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) and of the Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research at the University of New South Wales, Australia, where he is Scientia Professor of Economics. He has a long-standing interest in retirement and pension economics and finance. His publications include more than 100 journal articles and chapters in books. He has also co-authored two books, both published by Cambridge University Press. In 2016 he co-edited two volumes on aging.
Population Aging and Skilled Migration in Japan Read more about Population Aging and Skilled Migration in Japan Japan needs more skilled migration to cope with population aging. The government aims to provide attractive workplaces, work-life balance, and more role models for migrants.
Nana Oishi Keywords labor skilled migration population aging Read more about Nana Oishi Nana Oishi is Associate Professor in Japanese Studies at the University of Melbourne. Prveviously, she was Professor of Sociology at Sophia University in Tokyo and Policy Analyst at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Harvard University and a master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Toronto.
Thuy Tran Bich Keywords aging Health wellbeing Read more about Thuy Tran Bich Ms. Thuy Bich Tran is the Country Director of HelpAge International in Viet Nam. She has more than 25 years’ working experience in the development area and of those 20 years working in ageing. She is one of the founders of community based, appropriate, comprehensive, and affordable model in Viet Nam, so called Intergenerational Self-Help Club (ISHC), which promotes healthy and active ageing in Viet Nam, using intergenerational approach.
Peter Chan Keywords social development Health aging elder care old age Read more about Peter Chan Peter Chan is an Elder Care international consultant with the Asian Development Bank since 2014, and a Research Fellow of the Sau Po Centre of Ageing and Lecturer of the University of Hong Kong, China. He also holds the position of Deputy Director of the Institute of Ageing and Professor of the Beijing Normal University. Mr. Chan was the Chief Project Administrator of CADENZA – a Hong Kong Jockey Club Initiative for Seniors, which led to the establishment of the first primary care center for the elderly in Hong Kong, China.