Health, cognition and work capacity beyond the age of 50: International evidence on the extensive and intensive margins of work

This article uses the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to consider soundness recent reforms raise age retirement. Findings indicate that physical health cognitive performance deteriorate with have negative effects on employment rate 50–54 group. The impact poor cognition is lower than ill health, both greater hours. being said, at most, decline explain 35 per cent observed work reduction. hints a sizeable underused capacity among elderly Europeans.