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Part I. Introductory Section -- Chapter 1. Empirical and Policy Landscape; Jim Ogg and Martina Rasticova -- Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives; Clary Krekula, Sarah Vickerstaff -- Chapter 3. Data Sources and Issues; Michaela Gstrein and Tindara Addaboo -- Part II. Country Reports -- Chapter 4. Albania -- Chapter 5. Austria -- Chapter 6. Belgium -- Chapter 7. Bulgaria -- Chapter 8. Chile -- Chapter 9. Croatia -- Chapter 10. Cyprus -- Chapter 11. Czech Republic -- Chapter 12. Finland.-Chapter 13. France -- Chapter 14. Germany -- Chapter 15. Greece -- Chapter 16. Ireland -- Chapter 17. Israel -- Chapter 18. Italy -- Chapter 19. Lithuania -- Chapter 20. Netherlands -- Chapter 21. New Zealand -- Chapter 22. Poland -- Chapter 23. Portugal -- Chapter 24. Romania -- Chapter 25. Serbia -- Chapter 26. Spain -- Chapter 27. Sweden -- Chapter 28. United Kingdom -- Chapter 29. United States -- Part III. Future Directions -- Chapter 30. Policy Tool-Kits; Jonas Radl and Nata Duvvury. - Chapter 31. Conclusion: Future Directions: Debra Street and Aine Ni Leime.

This open access book addresses the current debate on extended working life policy by considering the influence of gender and health on the experiences of older workers. Bringing together an international team of scholars, it tackles issues as gender, health status and job/ occupational characteristics that structure the capacity and outcomes associated with working longer. The volume starts with an overview of the empirical and policy literature; continues with a discussion of the relevant theoretical perspectives; includes a section on available data and indicators; followed by 25 very concise and unique country reports that highlight the main extended working life (EWL) research findings and policy trajectories at the national level. It identifies future directions for research and addresses issues associated with effective policy-making. This volume fills an important gap in the knowledge of the consequences of EWL and it will be an invaluable source for both researchers and policy makers.

Policy toolkits provide useful information and can be drawn upon as guidance in different stages of the policy-making process. This chapter reviews existing policy toolkits on employment and ageing, aiming to distil a conceptual categorisation intended to inform research uptake strategies. As a basis, we develop a clear definition of policy toolkits and propose a typology of policy tools that consists of four types: (1) good practice, (2) social indicators, (3) programme evaluation and (4) forecasts, projections and simulations. We also describe the underlying relationship between research and policy-making, and provide a synthetic overview of toolkits available for ageing-related issues in the area of employment and pensions. We conclude with the observation that effective policy toolkits hinge on the prior formulation of clear policy goals and that different policy goals may not always be congruent with each other or be simultaneously achieved.