It is common for retired people to have a job, particularly if they are healthy, well-educated and wealthy. Since many governments are encouraging greater participation of older people in paid work, patterns of labour market participation in later life may become more important for social and health inequalities in old age. These issues lie at the heart of my current research, which explores the implications of retirement and post-retirement work for individuals and societies.

Externally funded projects as principal investigator

The Swedish Research Council is funding me to lead a trans-Atlantic project examining how remaining in the labour market after pensionable age affects working conditions and living standards in the United States and Sweden. I collaborate with Kevin E. Cahill at Boston College and Hugo Westerlund at Stockholm University's Department of Psychology.

Riksbankens Jubileumsfond funded an international project examining the impact of post-retirement paid work on inequalities in later life in Japan, Sweden and the USA. Research funded by the Kamprad Family Foundation examined how people's quality of life is affected by paid work and retirement as well as by their health and social relationships. Forte funded a project to explore from quantitative and qualitative perspectives the nature of post-retirement work in Sweden and barriers to accessing post-retirement work.