The Labor Supply and Retirement Behavior of China's Older Workers and Elderly in Comparative Perspective

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Giles, John T, Wang, Dewen, Cai, Wei
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Informal economy; Labor supply; Rural areas

This paper highlights the employment patterns of China's over-45 population and, for perspective, places them in the context of work and retirement patterns in Indonesia, Korea, the United States, and the United Kingdom. As is common in many developing countries, China can be characterized as h...