Employees in higher-level occupations outlive manual workers. How long do they live in retirement or (in)activity ?
People in higher-level occupations have a longer life expectancy than manual workers but retire later, on average. Which occupational categories spend the most years in retirement ? Are any gender differences observed ? How do career histories and the pension system affect time spent in retirement ? To answer these questions, Florian Bonnet, Carlo-Giovanni Camarda, Emmanuelle Cambois, and Ophélie Merville mea- sure life expectancy across occupational categories at different ages, particularly around retirement ages.
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