This paper analyzes the employment of individuals older than 55 years of age using a dataset for Catalonia. We pin down the groups of individuals associated with lower employment rates: females, disabled and people with low qualifications. Part-time work rates for this age group are low, suggesting that employment could increase through more flexi-time at work. We also evaluate the effects of the pension and labour Law 35/2002. Results suggest that the reform increased the probabilities to remain employed for the affected group. We estimate that in the absence of the reform in 2002, the employment for the age group 60-64 in 2004 would have been at least 1.6 percentage points lower.

JEL Codes: J10, J22

Keywords: employment rates, retirement

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