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Does the welfare state make older workers unemployable?
Gilles Saint-PaulTSE
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Why is the labor market for the elderly different?
• Small remaining career time
• Falling productivity
• High rent component of total wage
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Figure 1: the evolution of skills over the life cyle; source: Avolio and Waldman (1994)
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Consequences
• Large losses of older workers who lose their jobs
• Greater likelihood of working in secondary sector
• Unemployment benefits more damaging to employment of older workers
• Firing costs have a smaller effect on employability (if age-neutral)
• Hiring costs have a larger effect
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Example of age-specific EP
• The « Delalande » contribution
• Additional firing cost after 50
• In 1993, was liberalized and no longer applied to those hired after 50
• Behagel et al. (1998) have studied this experiment
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Findings
• Monthly job finding rate of the 50+ increased by 0.5 %
• Strong substitution effects: reform made the 50+ more employable than the 50-
• Delalande tax reduced layoffs
• Effect on preventive layoffs positive but very small.
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The role of hiring costs
• PDF of net profits lower for older workers• Willingness to pay hiring cost lower
• Hiring costs therefore reduce the relative demand for older workers
• This is the « endgame » effect: under HC employability falls with distance from retirement
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Figure 2: employment of older workers across countries. Source: Hairault et al. (2008)
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A simple model
• People live for T units of time• Initial productivity yH
• With prob. p(s), falls to yL
• Fixed wage w• Hiring cost H• Firing cost F(s)
– F(s) = F0, s < s*
– F(s) = F1, s > s*
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The dismissal decision
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s
yL
Figure 3: the firing frontier
s*
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s
yL
Figure 4: effect of tighter employment protections* s
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The hiring decision
Three regimes:
• A: employability falls with age (endgame effect dominates throughout)
• B: employability is hump-shaped, due to a falling firing premium
• C: employability M-shaped, due to a large step in firing costs
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The elderly in a flexible and rigid labor market
• France vs. US• Compare the relative outcomes of the
elderly in both countries, by education x sex group
• Outcome variables:– Employment rates– Unemployment– Transitions– Wages– Wage losses
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A. Employment rates
• The dominant picture is that of a strong endgame effect
• Employment rates for 55-60 much lower in France than US
• This squares with the above model
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 9: Employment rate, men, high-school dropouts
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
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46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 10: Employment rates, men, high school graduates
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 11: Employment rates, men, some college
France
US
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21 to 2525 to 30
31 to 3536 to 40
41 to 4546 to 50
51 to 5556 to 60
61 to 65
France
US
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Figure 12: Employment rates, men, college graduates
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 13: Employment rates, women, high school dropouts
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 14: Employment rate, women, high school graduates
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 15: Employment rates, women, some college
France
US
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21 to 2525 to 30
31 to 3536 to 40
41 to 4546 to 50
51 to 5556 to 60
61 to 65
France
US
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20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
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Figure 16: Employment rate, women, college graduates
France
US
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Group France US F/US
Men, HSD 0.57 0.71 0.80
Men, HS 0.66 0.84 0.79
Men, CD 0.62 0.84 0.73
Men, Coll G 0.89 0.90 0.99
Women, HSD 0.66 0.69 0.94
Women, HS 0.69 0.84 0.81
Women, CD 0.62 0.89 0.70
Women, Coll G 0.90 0.90 1.0
Table 1 – Relative employment rates of older workers by categories
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B. Unemployment rates
• Large increase in UR in the mid-40s in France vs. the US.
• This may be due to lower demand, due to eg Delalande
• However, entitlement effect is more likely to operate here
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
Figure 17: Unemployment rate, men, high-school dropouts
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 18: Unemployment rates, men, high school graduates
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 19: Unemployment rates, men, some college
France
US
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21 to 2525 to 30
31 to 3536 to 40
41 to 4546 to 50
51 to 5556 to 60
61 to 65
France
US
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Figure 20: Unemployment rates, men, college graduates
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 21: Unemployment rates, women, high school dropouts
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
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Figure 22: Unemployment rate, women, high school graduates
France
US
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16 to 2021 to 25
25 to 3031 to 35
36 to 4041 to 45
46 to 5051 to 55
56 to 6061 to 65
France
US
0.0
1.0
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Figure 23: Unemployment rates, women, some college
France
US
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21 to 2525 to 30
31 to 3536 to 40
41 to 4546 to 50
51 to 5556 to 60
France
US
0.0
2.0
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6.0
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Figure 24: Unemployment rate, women, college graduates
France
US
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Job finding rate
• Very strong endgame effect in France compared with US
• Both entitlement and endgame effects play a role for those workers
• The unskilled are particularly affected additional role of minimum wage?
• Midlife discount in unemployment rates due to lower job loss rates and greater flows to non participation for older workers
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Figure 27: job finding rate
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21 to 25 25 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65
France
United States
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Job loss rate
• Older workers fairly protected from job loss in France
• But very substantial transition to non participation
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Figure 25: E->U transitions
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21 to 25 25 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65
France
United States
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Figure 26: E-->non E transition
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21 to 25 25 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65
France
United States
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High School Dropout
High School Some college College
Prime age 25-50
3.46 4.01 2.77 4.17
51-55ratio
2.10.61
2.30.58
4.31.55
0.6 0.14
56-60ratio
1.80.52
0.3 0.08
9.33.35
1.80.42
61-55ratio
0.80.22
0.00
5.01.80
0.00
Table 2 – Job loss rate (E->U), men, France
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High School Dropout
High School Some college College
Prime age 25-50
4.13 3.07 2.46 3.09
51-55ratio
3.7 0.90
1.71.18
0.90.35
2.40.77
56-60ratio
1.30.31
1.40.63
0.00
0.00
61-55ratio
0.20.05
4.91.59
0.00
0.0 0
Table 3 – Job loss rate (E->U), women, France
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High School Dropout
High School Some college College
Prime age 25-50
4.68 3.39 2.48 2.53
51-55ratio
3.60.77
2.80.83
3.91.58
1.70.66
56-60ratio
5.4 1.14
1.8 0.51
1.7 0.66
2.1 0.81
61-55ratio
0.7 0.14
1.6 0.46
3.11.24
1.70.66
Table 4 – Job loss rate (E->U), men, United States
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Wages
• Wages go up with age in France• They are hump-shaped in the US• Suggests wage formation in France
makes older workers overpaid• Exacerbates entitlement effect• Creates support for differential
employment protection
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Figure 28: median wage, France, men
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35,0
21 to 25 25 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65
High School dropouts
High school
Some college
College graduates
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Figure 29: wages, women, France
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10,0
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20,0
25,0
21 to 25 25 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65
High school dropout
High school
Some college
College graduates
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Figure 30: median wage, USA, men
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25,0
21 to 25 25 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65
High School dropouts
High school
Some college
College graduates
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Figure 31: wages, women, USA
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20,0
21 to 25 25 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65
High school dropout
High school
Some college
College graduates
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Wage losses
• Evidence suggests that wage losses are going up with age
• Effect slightly higher in the flexible economy (US) (counterpart of higher job finding rates)
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Age category France United States
16-30 -0.041(0.015)
-0.063(0.016)
31-40 -0.128(0.021)
-0.215(0.021)
41-50 -0.199(0.026)
-0.369(0.022)
51-65 -0.201(0.039)
-0.225(0.030)
Table 6 – Wage loss following unemployment spell, all workers (s.e. in parentheses)
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Age category France United States
16-30 -0.047(0.021)
-0.044(0.021)
31-40 -0.099(0.032)
-0.177(0.027)
41-50 -0.217(0.039)
-0.383(0.029)
51-65 -0.245(0.058)
-0.151(0.040)
Table 7 – Wage loss following unemployment spell, men (s.e. in parentheses)
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Age category France United States
16-30 -0.0350.023
-0.0670.024
31-40 -0.1480.028
-0.2580.031
41-50 -0.1830.036
-0.3610.033
51-65 -0.1610.054
-0.3100.044
Table 8 – Wage loss following unemployment spell, women (s.e. in parentheses)
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Figure 32: Wage effects of unemployment, by age
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Figure 33, wage effects of unemployment spells, men
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Figure 34: wage loss from unemployment, women
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Policy aspects
• Important to reduce H for older workers
• But most of it is genuine
• Endgame effect is thus largely an efficient phenomenon
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What would happen in a competitive market?
• Many elderly would stick to their current job, at the cost of lower wages
• Those who nevertheless lose it would endogenously retire or find a low paying, low hiring/training cost, job
• Somehow, European institutions emulate this outcome
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However, this is probably inefficient
• Nothing guarantees that the right people are allocated to the two first outcomes
• The last outcome, low-paid job, is shut down
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Policy proposals
• Reduce unemployment benefits
• Allow to cumulate pensions with jobs in actuarially fair way
• Or, more ambitiously, implement wage insurance scheme
• Deal with credit constraint with unemployment support account
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How about the endgame effect?
• Analysis shows that employment rate of 55-60 should increase when retirement rate goes up
• Current employment rates are misleading (Lucas critique)
• But endgame effect cannot be eliminated, hence importance of a transitory semi-pensioned scheme