“The Employment Situation, August 2013: Sputtering Along,” by Sara E. Rix (September 2013, .pdf format, 5p.).
September 12, 2013
September 9, 2013
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – September 9, 2013
“Peer Groups, Employment Status and Mental Well-being among Older Adults in Ireland,” by Eibhlin Hudson and Alan Barrett (Discussion Paper No. 7586, September 2013, .pdf format, 19p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7586
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August 19, 2013
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – August 19, 2013
“Older Workers and Working Time,” by David N.F. Bell, Alasdair C. Rutherford (Discussion Paper No. 7546, August 2013, .pdf format, 26p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7546
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August 9, 2013
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Factsheet – August 9, 2013
“The Employment Situation, July 2013: Unemployment Drop for Older Workers Does Not Translate into Employment Gain,” by Sara E. Rix (August 2013, .pdf format, 5p.).
www.aarp.org/work/job-hunting/info-08-2013/the-employment-situation-july-2013-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html
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July 25, 2013
CAAR – University of Michigan Center for Retirement Research Working Paper – July 25, 2013
“Employment Trends by Age in the United States: Why Are Older Workers Different?” by Sudipto Banerjee and David Blau (WP 2013-285, June 2013, .pdf format, 53p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/index_abstract.cfm?ptid=1&pid=898
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July 17, 2013
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Factsheet – July 17, 2013
“The Employment Situation, June 2013: Less Than Meets the Eye?” by Sara E. Rix (July 2013, .pdf format, 5p.).
www.aarp.org/work/job-hunting/info-07-2013/the-employment-situation-june-2013-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html
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June 20, 2013
CAAR – University of Wisconsin Center for Demography and Ecology Working Paper – June 20, 2013
“Careers and Mortality: What Do We Learn from Detailed Employment History Data?” by James M. Raymo, Andrew Halpern-Manners, and John R. Warren (CDE Working Paper 2013-05, June 2013, .pdf format, 40p.).
Abstract:
Our understanding of career influences on mortality is limited by reliance on relatively old data, use of surveys that contain only partial employment histories, and lack of consensus about how to best summarize detailed life history data. In this article, we address these limitations using data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), a unique data source that contains mortality information through age 72 for one of the first cohorts exposed to growth in unstable employment and “bad jobs” for much of their adult lives. Results of parametric survival models show that less favorable employment histories are associated with a higher risk of death, but the nature of this relationship differs for men and women. The relationship is indirect for men and thus provides no support for the life course hypothesis that trajectories of employment experience should matter above and beyond employment characteristics and other correlates of mortality observed in late mid-life. For women, however, we find that inconsistent labor force participation across mid-life and loss of access to employer-provided health insurance in midcareer remain associated with a relatively high risk of mortality, net of temporally proximate correlates of death. These gender differences are unexpected in light of the theorized centrality of employment in men’s lives and provide an empirical basis for further efforts to advance our understanding of the pathways through which employment histories shape later-life well-being.
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May 16, 2013
CAAR – Institute of Economic Affairs [UK] Working Paper – May 16, 2013
“Work Longer, Live Healthier: The relationship between economic activity, health and government policy,” by Gabriel Sahlgren (IEA Discussion Paper No. 46, May 2013, .pdf format, 50p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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May 14, 2013
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – May 14, 2013
“Public Sector Workers and Job Security,” by Alicia H. Munnell and Rebecca Cannon Fraenkel (SLP No. 31, May 2013, .pdf format, 12p.).
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April 17, 2013
CAAR – Banque de France Working Paper – April 17, 2013
“Age Biased Technical and Organisational Change, Training and Employment Prospects of Older Workers,” by Luc Behaghel, Eve Caroli and Muriel Roger (Working Paper No. 431, April 2013, .pdf format, 28p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.banque-france.fr/en/economics-statistics/research/working-paper-series/document/430-2.html
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April 15, 2013
CAAR – AARP Report – April 15, 2013
“The Employment Situation, March 2013,” by Sara E. Rix (April 2013, .pdf format, 7p.).
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April 10, 2013
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Papers – April 10, 2013
A. “Does Access to Health Insurance Influence Work Effort Among Disability Cash Benefit Recipients?” by Norma B. Coe and Kalman Rupp (WP No. 2013-10, April 2013, .pdf format, 53p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
B. “How Will Older Workers Who Lose Their Jobs During the Great Recession Fare in the Long-Run?” by Matthew S. Rutledge, Natalia Orlova, and Anthony Webb (WP No. 2013-09, April 2013, .pdf format, 32p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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March 27, 2013
CAAR – Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Report – March 27, 2013
“Employment Measures for Older People in Japan,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
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March 25, 2013
CAAR – AARP Report – March 25, 2013
“The Employment Situation, February 2013,” by Sara E. Rix (March 2013, .pdf format, 6p.).
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February 26, 2013
CAAR – European Central Bank Working Paper – February 26, 2013
“Employment duration and shifts into retirement in the EU,” by Ted Aranki and Corrado Macchiarelli (Working Paper No. 1517, February 2013, .pdf format, 34p.).
Abstract:
The decision to cease working is traditionally influenced by a wide set of socio-economic and environmental variables. In this paper, we study transitions out of work for 26 EU countries over the period 2004-2009 in order to investigate the determinants of retirement based on the Eurostat Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). Applying standard survivor analysis tools to describe exits into retirement, we do not find any significant differences in the patterns into retirement between the average euro area and EU non-euro area countries. Moreover, we find that shifts into retirement have increased during the onset of the 2009 economic and financial crisis. Income, together with flexible working arrangements, is found to be important as regards early retirement decisions, compared to retiring beyond the legal retirement age. Finally, we show that institutional measures (such as, state/health benefits, minimum retirement age) could not be sufficient alone if individuals withdraw earlier from the labour market due to a weakening of their health. Especially, these latter results are of importance for structural and macroeconomic policy, for instance, in increasing the employment of both people and hours worked against the background of population ageing.
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February 12, 2013
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Report, Brief – February 12, 2013
A. “After the Supreme Court Decision: The Implications of Expanding Medicaid for Uninsured Low-Income Midlife Adults,” by Lynda Flowers (February 2013, .pdf format, 9p.).
B. “The Employment Situation, January 2013,” by Sara E. Rix (February 2013, .pdf format, 7p.).
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November 7, 2012
CAAR – AARP Reports, Factsheet – November 7, 2012
A. “Open Enrollment 2013: Medicare Part D Benefits Improve but Premiums and Cost-Sharing Rise in Many Popular Plans,” by Leigh Purvis and N. Lee Rucker (November 2012, .pdf format, 9p.).
B. “New Ways to Promote Retirement Saving,” by William G. Gale, David C. John, and Spencer Smith (November 2012, .pdf format, 50p.).
C. “Winter Heating Costs Report,” by Ann McLarty Jackson and Neal Walters (November 2012, .pdf format, 7p.).
D. “The Employment Situation, October 2012,” by Sara E. Rix (November 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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November 5, 2012
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – November 5, 2012
“Retirement Pay and Officer Retention,” by Jeffrey S. Smith and James E. West (w18502, November 2012, .pdf format, 26p.).
Abstract:
We use data from a natural experiment in which retirement benefits were reduced by congressional legislation and later restored to estimate the effect of future retirement benefit eligibility upon the decision of whether to remain in the U.S. military. We find that the generosity of retirement benefits is significantly correlated with the decision to remain in service until members qualify for benefits. The estimated effect of a 20 percent reduction in the generosity of retirement benefits upon the probability of remaining on active duty is equivalent to the effect of a 0.27 percentage point reduction in the unemployment rate, or approximately a 2 percent increase in the GDP growth rate.
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October 17, 2012
CAAR – AARP Factsheet – October 17, 2012
“The Employment Situation, September 2012: Overall Drop in Unemployment Does Not Extend to the Older Workforce,” by Sara E. Rix (October 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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October 3, 2012
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – October 3, 2012
“Will Delayed Retirement by the Baby Boomers Lead to Higher Unemployment Among Younger Workers?” by Alicia H. Munnell and April Yanyuan Wu (WP No. 2012-22, October 2012, .pdf format, 50p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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September 14, 2012
CAAR – Pew Center for the States Issue Brief – September 14, 2012
“When Baby Boomers Delay Retirement, Do Younger Workers Suffer?” (September 2012, .pdf format, 4p.).
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September 12, 2012
CAAR – Urban Institute Report – September 12, 2012
“Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans,” by Richard W. Johnson and Janice Park (updated August 2012, .pdf format, 11p.).
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August 22, 2012
CAAR – Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada Article – August 22, 2012
“The job search of the older unemployed,” by Andre Bernard (Perspectives on Labour and Income, Vol. 24, No. 3, Fall 2012, .pdf and HTML format, 15p.).
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-001-x/2012003/article/11698/11698hl-fs-eng.htm
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August 8, 2012
CAAR – AARP Report – August 8, 2012
“The Employment Situation, July 2012,” by Sara E. Rix (August 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
www.aarp.org/work/job-hunting/info-08-2012/the-employment-situation-july-2012-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html
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July 19, 2012
CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Report – July 19, 2012
“How ready is Jobcentre Plus to help people in their 60s find work?” by Andrea Kirkpatrick (In House Research No. 11, July 2012, .pdf format, 35p.).
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July 16, 2012
CAAR – National Bureau of Economics Research Working Papers – July 16, 2012
A. “Matching Contributions and Savings Outcomes: A Behavioral Economics Perspective,” by Brigitte C. Madrian (w18220, July 2012, .pdf format, 30p.).
Abstract:
Including a matching contribution increases savings plan participation and contributions, although the impact is less significant than the impact of nonfinancial approaches. Conditional on participation, a higher match rate has only a small effect on savings plan contributions. In contrast, the match threshold has a substantial impact, probably because it serves as a natural reference point when individuals are deciding how much to save and may be viewed as advice from the savings program sponsor on how much to save. Other behavioral approaches to changing savings plan outcomes–including automatic enrollment, simplification, planning aids, reminders, and commitment features–potentially have a much greater impact on savings outcomes than do financial incentives, often at a much lower cost.
B. “Health and Work At Older Ages: Using Mortality To Assess Employment Capacity Across Countries,” by Kevin S. Milligan, David A. Wise (w18229, July 2012, .pdf format, 40p.).
Abstract:
While longevity increased substantially over the last 50 years and health at older ages has improved, labor force participation at older ages has declined. We use mortality rates as a marker for the “health capacity” to work at older ages in 12 OECD countries. Mortality rates can be compared across countries and over time within the same country. For a given level of mortality, we find employment rates of older men vary substantially through time and across countries. At each mortality rate in 2007, if men in France worked as much as men in the United States, they would work 4.6 years more over ages 55 to 69 than they actually did. Comparing the work and mortality of American men in 2007 to the base year of 1977, the same calculation yields 3.7 years more work. These findings suggest a large increase in the health capacity to work, as measured by mortality. The relationship between cross-country mortality and changes in work over time at older ages is weak, suggesting the take-up of this extra capacity to work has varied. However, the dispersion in employment given mortality is strongly influenced by the retirement incentives inherent in public pension programs.
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July 12, 2012
CAAR – AARP Factsheet – July 12, 2012
“The Employment Situation, June 2012,” by Sara E. Rix (July 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
www.aarp.org/work/job-hunting/info-07-2012/the-employment-situation-june-2012-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html
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June 21, 2012
CAAR – AARP Factsheets – June 21, 2012
A. “The Employment Situation, May 2012,” by Sara E. Rix (June 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
www.aarp.org/work/job-hunting/info-06-2012/the-employment-situation-may-2012-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html
B. “Summer Cooling Costs and Older Households – June 2012,” by Ann McLarty Jackson, Neal Walters (June 2012, .pdf format, 6p.).
C. “Medicare Part D’s Medication Therapy Management: Shifting from Neutral to Drive,” by N. Lee Rucker (June 2012, .pdf format, 12p.).
www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-06-2012/medicare-part-d-mtm-AARP-ppi-health.html
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June 20, 2012
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – June 20, 2012
“Aging and Attitudes Towards Strategic Uncertainty and Competition: An Artefactual Field Experiment in a Swiss Bank,”by Thierry Madies, Marie Claire Villeval, and Malgorzata Wasmer (Discussion Paper No. 6642, June 2012, .pdf format, 42p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=6642
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June 1, 2012
CAAR – US Bureau of Labor Statistics Articles – June 1, 2012
A. “Older men: pushed into retirement in the 1970s and 1980s by the baby boomers?” by Diane J. Macunovich (Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 135, No. 5, May 2012, .pdf format, p. 3-18).
www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/05/art1exc.htm
B. “Older workers and short-term jobs: employment patterns and determinants,” by Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, and Joseph F. Quinn (Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 135, No. 5, May 2012, .pdf format, p. 19-32).
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May 23, 2012
CAAR – Institute For Research and Information in Health Economics [IRDES] Working Paper – May 23, 2012
“Active Ageing Beyond the Labour Market: Evidence on Work Environment Motivations,” by Catherine Pollak and Nicolas Sirven (IRDES Working Paper No. 48, May 2012, .pdf format, 18p.).
Abstract:
‘Active Ageing’ strategies aim to foster the participation of seniors in the society. Although economic literature has extensively studied the incentives for seniors to increase their labour supply, little is known about the motivations for older people to complement labour with other forms of social participation. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, this article provides empirical evidence of the motivational role of the work environment in the supply of formal and informal productive activities of 50 to 65 year old workers. The results show that intrinsic rewards received at work, such as skill development opportunities and decision latitude, form an incentive for older workers to invest time in social activities outside the labour market. Extrinsic rewards on the other hand, like advancement perspectives, job security and pay, appear independent from non-market outcomes. Therefore, the opportunity for work time arrangements but also intrinsic rewards in the work environment should be developed if one aims to foster participation of older workers in the society.
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May 18, 2012
CAAR – University of Michigan Retirement Research Center Working Paper – May 18, 2012
“Spousal Labor Supply Responses to Government Programs: Evidence from the Disability Insurance Program,” by Susan Chen (WP 2010-261, April 2012, .pdf format, 32p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/index_abstract.cfm?ptid=1&pid=820
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May 17, 2012
CAAR – Urban Institute Brief – May 17, 2012
“Age Disparities in Unemployment and Reemployment During the Great Recession and Recovery,” by Richard W. Johnson and Barbara Butrica (No. 3, May 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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May 16, 2012
CAAR – AARP Factsheet – May 16, 2012
“The Employment Situation, April 2012: Little Encouraging News for Older Workers,” by Sara E. Rix (April 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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May 15, 2012
CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – May 15, 2012
“Missed by the Recovery: Solving the Long-Term Unemployment Crisis for Older Workers,” a hearing held May 15, 2012 (witness statements available in .pdf format, full hearing can be viewed in Flash Player format, running time 57 minutes, 16 sec.).
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CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – May 15, 2012
“Unemployed Older Workers: Many Experience Challenges Regaining Employment and Face Reduced Retirement Security,” (GAO-12-445, April 2012, .pdf format, 90p.).
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May 11, 2012
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Papers – May 11, 2012
A. “Retirement: Does Individual Unemployment Matter? Evidence from Danish Panel Data 1980-2009,” by Trine Filges, Mona Larsen, and Peder J. Pedersen (Discussion Paper No. 6538, May 2012, .pdf format, 24p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=6538
B. “Paid Work after Retirement: Recent Trends in Denmark,” by Mona Larsen and Peder J. Pedersen (Discussion Paper No. 6537, May 2012, .pdf format, 29p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=6537
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May 1, 2012
CAAR – Canadian Library of Parliament/Bibliotheque du Parlement Report – May 1, 2012
“Canada’s Aging Population and Public Policy: 5. The Effects on Employers and Employees,” by Sandra Elgersma, Tonina Simeone, Edison Roy-Cesar, and Dillan Theckedath (February 2012, .pdf format, 13p.).
publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/bdp-lop/bp/2012-07-eng.pdf
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April 24, 2012
CAAR – Urban Institute Reports, Video – April 24, 2012
A. “Medicare, Medicaid and the Deficit Debate,” by John Holahan and Stacey McMorrow (April 2012, .pdf format, 18p.).
www.urban.org/publications/412544.html
B. “Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans,” by Richard W. Johnson and Janice Park (Updated April 2012, .pdf format, 11.).
www.urban.org/publications/411904.html
C. “Retirement Account Balances,” by Barbara Butrica and Philip Issa (Updated April 2012, .pdf format, 1p.).
www.urban.org/publications/411976.html
D. “Re-Imagining Pensions,” by C. Eugene Steuerle. There are three videos on this site, total running time: 26 minutes. “On February 22, 2012, Eugene Steuerle addressed Re-Imagining Pensions, a conference cosponsored by the Urban Institute, the Pension Rights Center, and Covington & Burling. Steuerle presented options for allowing workers to purchase annuities within Social Security, as well as granting partial benefits to accommodate phased retirement. While such options technically exist today, they are buried deep within the maze of Social Security’s complex provisions. Simplifying and clarifying these options would enable workers to provide themselves with a greater degree of inflation-protected longevity insurance in retirement.”
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CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Video, Factsheet – April 24, 2012
A. “Active Living for All Ages: Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit” (Streetfilms.org, April 2012, running time: 6 minutes, 40 seconds).
www.streetfilms.org/active-living-for-all-ages-creating-neighborhoods-around-transit/#more-52319
B. “The Employment Situation, March 2012: Unemployment Rises for Older Workers,” by Sara E. Rix (April 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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April 11, 2012
CAAR – AARP Report – April 11, 2012
“The Employment Situation, March 2012,” by Sara E. Rix (April 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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April 10, 2012
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis Report – April 10, 2012
“Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2009,” (April 2012, .pdf and Excel format, 455p.).
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March 21, 2012
CAAR – AARP Reports – March 21, 2012
A. “Trends in Retail Prices of Prescription Drugs Widely Used by Medicare Beneficiaries 2005 to 2009,” by Stephen W. Schondelmeyer and Leigh Purvis (March 2012, .pdf format, 15p.).
www.aarp.org/health/drugs-supplements/info-08-2010/rx_price_watch.html
B. “Moving Toward Person- and Family-Centered Care,” by Lynn Feinberg (March 2012, .pdf format, 7p.).
C. “The Employment Situation, February 2012,” by Sara E. Rix (March 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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February 2, 2012
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – February 2, 2012
“The Changing Causes and Consequences of Not Working Before Age 62,” by Barbara A. Butrica and Nadia Karamcheva (WP No. 2012-3, January 2012, .pdf format, 46p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
crr.bc.edu/working_papers/the_changing_causes_and_consequences_of_not_working_before_age_62.html
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January 20, 2012
CAAR – Urban Institute Report – January 20, 2012
“Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans,” by Richard W. Johnson and Janice Park (Updated January 2011, .pdf format,
11p.).
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January 13, 2012
CAAR–Urban Institute Article, Fact Sheet–January 13, 2012
A. “Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans: Updated January 6, 2012,” by Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts, and Janice Park (January 2012, .pdf format, 11p.).
www.urban.org/publications/411904.html
B. “Retirement Account Balances,” by Barbara Butrica and Philip Issa (updated January 2012, .pdf format, 1p.).
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