VOX article: How poor health limits older people’s capacity to work

James Banks, Carl Emmerson, Gemma Tetlow have written a piece for VOX, CEPR's policy portal.

Many countries are increasing the age at which people can start claiming state-funded pensions. One objection often raised is that such policies are unfair because some will be too unhealthy to remain in paid work. This column compares employment rates in England of older people today to those of earlier generations, and also to those of younger people today. These comparisons suggest that a significant minority of older people appear to be unable to work on the grounds of health alone. 

Read the full article here.