'Fifty is the new thirty': ageing well and start-up activities

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School of Business | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
Date
2014
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Language
en
Pages
1161-1164
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Applied Economics Letters, Volume 21, Issue 16
Abstract
This article examines the impact of ageing well on the employment behaviour of ageing workers. We focus on start-up activities because doing so circumvents potential constraints on labour market participation imposed by statutory retirement and employer practices. Using Finnish survey data, we find a positive and significant relationship between ageing well and the likelihood of engaging in start-up activities for individuals in their late forties and throughout their fifties.
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entrepreneurship, self-employment, age, aging, demographic change, subjective age
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Kautonen, T. & Minniti, M. 2014. 'Fifty is the new thirty' : ageing well and start-up activities. Applied Economics Letters. Volume 21, Issue 16. 1161-1164. ISSN 1350-4851 (printed). DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2014.914138.