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Aart-Jan Riekhoff
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Senior researcher at the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK), focusing on retirement and pensions in the context of life courses, social inequalities, and changing labour markets | https://www.etk.fi/en/contactinformation/arie-aart-jan-riekhoff/
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Aart-Jan Riekhoff @ajriekhoff.bsky.social · Oct 31
Together with Kène Henkens and Harry van Dalen we updated the chapter on “Managing an older workforce and retirement: The employer’s perspective” for the forthcoming second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Retirement. academic.oup.com/edited-volum....
Abstract: This chapter discusses the literature with respect to the role of employers in the retirement processes of older workers and provides suggestions for future research. The first part of the chapter reviews existing theoretical insights regarding the employers’ actions and attitudes toward older workers and retirement. The next section discusses empirical findings with regard to age-related stereotypes in the workplace and age norms with respect to retirement, and presents some results from an international comparative employer study. The chapter concludes with a section on the management of retirement processes, focusing on the exit and hiring of older workers.
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apweiland.bsky.social
"Behind Closed Doors: Intra-Couple Pension and Wealth Gaps in Germany and Beyond" 🚪👩‍🦳👴
@lisdata.bsky.social / @liser.lu policy brief by @nicolekapelle.bsky.social and me out now!
Read more here 👉
www.lisdatacenter.org/newsletter/n...
LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg
www.lisdatacenter.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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elaketurvakeskus.bsky.social
Hae Eläketurvakeskuksen pro gradu -palkintoa! Palkitsemme ansiokkaan eläkeaiheisen opinnäytteen vuodelta 2025. Palkinnon arvo 2 000 on euroa.

https://www.etk.fi/ajankohtaista/pro-gradu-palkinto-haettavissa-vuonna-2025-hyvaksytylle-elakeaiheiselle-opinnaytteelle/

#gradu #palkinto #eläke
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January 29, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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wdetavernier.bsky.social
#Pensions at a Glance 2025 launched today.
🧵 with some key insights from this edition.
Full report now available here:
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
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The average future net replacement rate in the OECD is 63%. Retirement ages are set to increase in more than half of OECD countries, on average from 64.7 to 66.4 years. Men have higher disposable income than women in old age, at 92% and 82% of the average disposable income of the total population, respectively. Gender gaps are large, but steadily declining, from 28% in 2007 to 23% in 2024 in the OECD on average. Also gender gaps in career length have dropped sharply, from 10.2 to 5.9 years between 2000 and 2023 in the OECD on average. Past fertility projections have been too optimistic. If fertility were to fall further, population ageing may be faster than currently projected, further undermining pension sustainability.
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
ajriekhoff.bsky.social
📢 New article with @apolvinen.bsky.social and Riku Perhoniemi in the European Journal of Public Health! What happens to Finns who end up on a temporary disability pension, not only after the start of the pension but also before? 1/3
Screen shot of the abstract of the article: Every year, a significant number of people in Finland retire on a disability pension. Half of them are granted a temporary disability pension. Our study examines the different pathways into and out of temporary disability retirement and analyses how individual-level factors are associated with these pathways. We used comprehensive register data on Finns aged 30–58 who received a temporary disability pension in 2018 and followed them for 4 years before and after their pension claim. Sequence analysis in combination with clustering was used to identify typical patterns in and out of temporary disability pension. In addition, we examined the association between individual-level factors and the observed pathways. We identified nine distinct clusters with unique pathways. Two-thirds of the study population belonged to five clusters in which receipt of a disability pension continued for several years. The majority had been employed before receiving the pension. Only 18% belonged to a single cluster characterized by return to work, while persons in the remaining three clusters (20%) ended up in unemployment or unknown labour market states. The different pathways also differed by individual-level factors. We identified several different pathways into and out of temporary disability pensions. Most of them were characterized by long-term disability retirement rather than return to work. A better understanding of these pathways and associated individual factors is crucial to developing more effective strategies to facilitate return to work and prevent long-term disability.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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isa-rc28.bsky.social
RC28 spring meeting deadline is December 1, 2025. Looking forward to seeing you in Seville. eventos.upo.es/137585/detai...
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
ajriekhoff.bsky.social
Together with Kène Henkens and Harry van Dalen we updated the chapter on “Managing an older workforce and retirement: The employer’s perspective” for the forthcoming second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Retirement. academic.oup.com/edited-volum....
Abstract: This chapter discusses the literature with respect to the role of employers in the retirement processes of older workers and provides suggestions for future research. The first part of the chapter reviews existing theoretical insights regarding the employers’ actions and attitudes toward older workers and retirement. The next section discusses empirical findings with regard to age-related stereotypes in the workplace and age norms with respect to retirement, and presents some results from an international comparative employer study. The chapter concludes with a section on the management of retirement processes, focusing on the exit and hiring of older workers.
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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lifecon.bsky.social
Kiitos #sosiaalipolitiikanpäivät2025! @sustageable.fi yhteistyönä @laursalo.bsky.social & @ajriekhoff.bsky.social vetivät työryhmää työmarkkinoiden uudesta sosiaalipolitiikasta. Kiinnostavia keskusteluja työmarkkinapoluista, työelämän inklusiivisuuden tarpeesta ja uusista työn muodoista.
October 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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crowold.bsky.social
💫Very happy to share that my first single-authored paper has been published in @sfjournal.bsky.social. I suggest to combine Life Course Feature Selection with Ñopo decomposition to disentangle which life-course events drive gender inequalities such as Gender Pension Gaps doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
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Full-time employment is all that matters? Quantifying the role of relevant and gender-exclusive life-course experiences for gender pension gaps
Abstract. Gender pension gaps (GPGs) represent crucial indicators of gender inequalities over the life course. Despite reaching higher levels, they have re
doi.org
September 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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satuhelske.bsky.social
Come work on my new research project! We are studying whether and how #parentalLeave is shared in different types of families, how the use of parental leave has changed in different families since the 2000s, and how parents’ social environments influence their leave uptake.

#research #hiring
August 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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katjamoe.bsky.social
Very good summary of our @europeansocieties.bsky.social article by @ajriekhoff.bsky.social with @katikuitto.bsky.social & @lmpalomaki.bsky.social
Indeed, consequences of financial hardship turn out to be quite different for men and women 💁‍♀️🙍‍♂️
August 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
ajriekhoff.bsky.social
Previous research shows that retirement is often associated with changes in perceived quality of life. But does it matter WHEN you retire? And what drives those changes in the quality of life? In our new article with @lmpalomaki.bsky.social, Jyri Liukko & @sannatenhunen.bsky.social we find out 1/3
August 26, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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mariavaalavuo.bsky.social
Our article with @terhia.bsky.social and Joonas Uotinen "(Un)happy Together—The Interrelated Life Satisfaction of Older Couples" published online in Social Indicators Research: rdcu.be/eBZin

A fine outcome of a discussion on a bus trip back from the first @sustageable.fi consortium meeting 😀
(Un)happy Together—The Interrelated Life Satisfaction of Older Couples
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August 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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apweiland.bsky.social
Publication alert 🚨
@katjamoe.bsky.social‬ @claraoverweg.bsky.social‬ and I investigate the motherhood penalty on personal net wealth and public pension wealth for East and West German women born between 1937 and 1989.
jeconstat.bsky.social Journal of Economics and Statistics @jeconstat.bsky.social · Aug 21
New paper: @katjamoe.bsky.social, @claraoverweg.bsky.social and @apweiland.bsky.social study the motherhood penalty in net wealth and public pension wealth in Germany

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
August 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
ajriekhoff.bsky.social
At the @work2025fi.bsky.social conference in Turku. This afternoon presenting our research on entrepreneurial entry of gig workers in Finland
August 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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sustageable.fi
Experiencing financial problems during the early and mid-life course does not necessarily bear negative consequences for one’s pension income in old age,

writes researcher @ajriekhoff.bsky.social on the blog.

Read the full post:
www.sustageable.fi/tulokset/add...

#pensions #financialhardship
Addressing financial hardship throughout the life course can improve pension adequacy - SustAgeable
Our latest study shows that experiencing financial problems during the early and mid-life course does not necessarily bear negative consequences for one’s pension income in old age. However, a better ...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
ajriekhoff.bsky.social
Remember to send in your abstracts for our working group on "New social policies for changing labour markets" at the Finnish Social Policy Conference (October 23-24 in Helsinki). Deadline for submissions: September 1.
ajriekhoff.bsky.social Aart-Jan Riekhoff @ajriekhoff.bsky.social · Jun 10
With @laursalo.bsky.social we're organising a working group at the Finnish social policy days. Make sure to send an abstract (FI/EN) if you're doing research on change in labour markets, underlying causes, consequences, or policies to address inequalities! DL: 1.9 www.helsinki.fi/fi/konferens...
A description of the working group theme. Text can also be found by clicking on the link.
August 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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kturek.bsky.social
🎥 I had the pleasure of speaking with Sage Research Methods about open science, open-source knowledge production and the @cpfdata.bsky.social Comparative Panel File Open Harmonization Project.
Unfortunately (and surprisingly), the full interview is behind a paywall for now: lnkd.in/e4McXwa2
June 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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pgolka.bsky.social
In the age of asset manager capitalism, do asset owners still matter? And what does this mean for the green transition?

@nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social and I investigate this through an in-depth study of how some of the most important asset owners - pension funds - invest.

Now out in SER!

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June 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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nikovaananen.bsky.social
Since the mid-90s Finland has taken big steps transition from a country of early retirement to one of later retirement.

This article reviews 30 years of key policy, legislative, and institutional changes that enabled Finland to confront deep-rooted ageism.

urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-f...
Reversing ageism and extending working lives: the Finland model
urn.fi
June 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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nicolekapelle.bsky.social
🚨PhD in Quantitative Sociology @tcdsociology.bsky.social
Join me for a project on “The Economics of Late-Life Divorce”
📌 €25,000/year + fees
📌 Strong quant skills & soc background needed
📌 Deadline: July 21, 2025

👉 www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab...

#PhD #Sociology #Demography #QuantMethods #AcademicJobs
June 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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laursalo.bsky.social
Hei työelämätutkija! 👋
Lähetä abstrakti meidän työryhmään Sosiaalipolitiikan päiville!

Hello fellow working life researcher! 👋
Send an abstract to our working group at the Social Policy Conference!

Dl 1.9. ❗️
ajriekhoff.bsky.social Aart-Jan Riekhoff @ajriekhoff.bsky.social · Jun 10
With @laursalo.bsky.social we're organising a working group at the Finnish social policy days. Make sure to send an abstract (FI/EN) if you're doing research on change in labour markets, underlying causes, consequences, or policies to address inequalities! DL: 1.9 www.helsinki.fi/fi/konferens...
A description of the working group theme. Text can also be found by clicking on the link.
June 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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tobiaswiss.bsky.social
What do Europeans think about their public-private pension income mix? In our (@karendublin.bsky.social and Juan J Fernandez) new study in the Journal of European Social Policy, we analyse pension attitudes across 6 countries based on a novel survey: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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June 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
ajriekhoff.bsky.social
With @laursalo.bsky.social we're organising a working group at the Finnish social policy days. Make sure to send an abstract (FI/EN) if you're doing research on change in labour markets, underlying causes, consequences, or policies to address inequalities! DL: 1.9 www.helsinki.fi/fi/konferens...
A description of the working group theme. Text can also be found by clicking on the link.
June 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
ajriekhoff.bsky.social
Not often that there is an official mythbuster to give a keynote at a sociology conference
June 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
ajriekhoff.bsky.social
Heading out east to Lappeenranta to join the ESA RN21 mid-term conference. It so far from home that it's almost like going abroad 😅 Tomorrow I will be talking about doing research on age and ageing with register data and present new work on gig work and entrepreneurial entry. Looking forward!
June 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM