published in: Zeitschrift für Sozialreform/Journal of Social Policy Research, 2006, 52 (1), 101-123
Die Arbeitsmarktintegration älterer Erwerbspersonen ist in Deutschland nach wie vor unbefriedigend. Die vorliegende Analyse erklärt diesen Befund mit institutionellen Einflussgrößen wie Arbeitsmarktregulierung, Transferleistungen, aktiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik sowie Entlohnungsstrukturen und Weiterbildung zu erklären. Es wird prüft, inwieweit sich die institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen für die Beschäftigung Älterer im Zuge der jüngsten Reformen verbessert haben. Handlungsbedarf besteht weiterhin in den Transfersystemen, in der Regulierung des Arbeitsmarktes, der Arbeitsmarktpolitik und im Bereich der arbeitsmarktbezogenen Weiterbildung. Essentiell ist eine konsistente und "altersneutrale" Rahmensetzung, die den Akteuren auf dem Arbeitsmarkt eindeutige Signale setzt, damit sie sich entsprechend anpassen können.
Despite a sequence of labor market reforms in recent years, employment of older workers in Germany is still lower than in many other European countries. The paper explains this by institutional factors that affect labor supply, labor demand and matching, i.e. labor market regulation, human capital formation, wages as well as the availability of active labor market policy and social benefits. It can be shown that the institutional framework currently in place in Germany is inconsistent. Further reforms are needed to create better employment opportunities for older workers. This implies the abolishment of still existing incentives for early retirement, a more flexible labor law, stronger capacities for human capital formation through "life-long learning" and a consistent strategy to activate older job seekers.
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