Age and Productivity: Sector Differences

Economist

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-57

  Göbel, Christian ^a   Zwick, Thomas ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Ageing workforce; Linked employer employee data; Productivity; Sectors

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AGING POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; MANUFACTURING; PANEL DATA; PRODUCTIVITY; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 84856672738     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10645-011-9173-6     Document Type: Article

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