Pension age increases can lead to unintended shrinkage of volunteer workforce in Australia

Rong Zhu

Pension age increases can lead to unintended shrinkage of volunteer workforce in Australia

Rong Zhu

College of Business, Government and Law

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Abstract

Volunteering is fundamental to the active functioning of a society. Around 6 million Australians devote their time, energy and expertise to voluntary activities each year. Australians aged over 65 years contribute more time to unpaid work than any other age group.

Original language	English
Number of pages	3
Specialist publication	Austaxpolicy: The Tax and Transfer Policy Blog
Publication status	Published - 10 Dec 2021

Keywords

Age pension
Behavioural insights

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