“Pension Reforms, Longer Working Horizons and Depression. Does the Risk of Automation Matter?” by Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, and Filippo Da Re (Discussion Paper No. 15700, November 2022, .pdf format, 71p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
November 16, 2022
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – November 16, 2022
October 26, 2022
CAAR – International Longevity Centre [UK] Report – October 26, 2022
“Health and place: How levelling up health can keep older workers working,” (October 2022, .pdf format, 30p.).
Health and place: How levelling up health can keep older workers working
September 15, 2022
CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Report – September 15, 2022
“Economic labour market status of individuals aged 50 and over, trends over time: September 2022,” (September 2022, HTML format).
June 22, 2022
CAAR – Institute for Fiscal Studies [UK] Reports – June 22, 2022
A. “Recent and future patterns of work around state pension age,” by Jonathan Cribb and Carl Emmerson (Report R212, June 2022, .pdf format, 31p.).
B. “How did increasing the state pension age from 65 to 66 affect household incomes?” by Jonathan Cribb and Laurence O’Brien (Report R211, June 2022, .pdf format, 34p.).
June 20, 2022
CAAR – Institute for Fiscal Studies [UK] Report – June 20, 2022
“The rise in economic inactivity among people in their 50s and 60s,” by Bee Boileau and Jonathan Cribb (June 2022, .pdf and HTML format, 32p.).
May 16, 2022
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – May 16, 2022
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Patterns of Time Use Among Older People,” by Maddalena Ferranna, JP Sevilla, Leo Zucker, and David E. Bloom (w30030, May 2022, .pdf format, 27p.).
B. “The Link between Health and Working Longer: Disparities in Work Capacity,” by Benjamin Berger, Italo Lopez Garcia, Nicole Maestas, and Kathleen J. Mullen (w30036, May 2022, .pdf format, 22p.).
March 29, 2022
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – March 29, 2022
“Employer Concentration and Labor Force Participation,” by Anqi Chen, Laura D. Quinby and Gal Wettstein (WP No. 2022-3, March 2022, .pdf format, 25p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/employer-concentration-and-labor-force-participation/
March 7, 2022
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – March 7, 2022
“Will Unretirement Help Solve the Labor Shortage?” by Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher and Matthew S. Rutledge (IB No. 22-4, March 2022, .pdf and Excel format, 6p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/will-unretirement-help-solve-the-labor-shortage/
January 27, 2022
CAAR – Institute for Fiscal Studies [UK] Working Paper – January 27, 2022
“The effect of increasing the state pension age to 66 on labour market activity,” by Jonathan Cribb, Carl Emmerson and Laurence O’Brien (IFS Working Paper W22/07, January 2022, .pdf format, 35p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
December 22, 2021
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – December 22, 2021
“Reforms of an Early Retirement Pathway in Germany and Their Labor Market Effects,” by Regina T. Riphahn and Rebecca Schrader (IZA Discussion Paper No. 14908, December 2021, .pdf format, 28p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
December 21, 2021
CAAR – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Report – December 21, 2021
“Population Aging and the US Labor Force Participation Rate,” by Daniel H. Cooper, Christopher L. Foote, María J. Luengo-Prado, and Giovanni P. Olivei (December 2021, .pdf format, 15p.).
December 10, 2021
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Papers – December 10, 2021
A. “Understanding the Local-Level Predictors of Disability Program Flows: New Adult Awards and Beneficiary Work Activity,” by Jody Schimmel Hyde, Jonathan Schwabish, Paul O’Leary and Dara Lee Luca (WP No. 2021-22, December 2021, .pdf format, 36p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
B. “Do Retirees Want Constant, Increasing, or Decreasing Consumption?” by Anqi Chen and Alicia H. Munnell (WP No. 2021-21, December 2021, .pdf format, 34p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/do-retirees-want-constant-increasing-or-decreasing-consumption/
C. “How Do Households Adjust Their Earnings, Saving, and Consumption After Children Leave?” by Andrew G. Biggs, Anqi Chen and Alicia H. Munnell (WP No. 2021-20, November 2021, .pdf format, p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
D. “Are There “Hot Spots” of Primary Impairments among New SSDI Awardees – and Do We Know Why?,” by Jody Schimmel Hyde, Anna Hill, Jonathan Schwabish and Aaron R. Williams (WP No. 2021-23, December 2021, .pdf format, 42p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
December 7, 2021
December 6, 2021
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – December 6, 2021
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “The Impact of Health and Education on Labor Force Participation in Aging Societies – Projections for the United States and Germany from a Dynamic Microsimulation,” by René Böheim, Thomas Horvath, Thomas Leoni & Martin Spielauer (w29534, December 2021, .pdf format, 33p.).
November 5, 2021
September 20, 2021
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – September 20, 2021
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “The Consequences of Chronic Pain in Mid-Life: Evidence from the National Child Development Survey,” by David G. Blanchflower & Alex Bryson (w29278, September 2021, .pdf format, 33p.).
September 16, 2021
CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Report – September 16, 2021
“Economic labour market status of individuals aged 50 and over, trends over time: September 2021,” (September 2021, HTML format).
July 13, 2021
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – July 13, 2021
“Labor Force Participation and the Pandemic: Making Sense of the Changes,” by Craig Copeland (July 2021, .pdf format, 30p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing access.
www.ebri.org/content/labor-force-participation-and-the-pandemic-making-sense-of-the-changes
July 12, 2021
CAAR – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Working Paper – July 12, 2021
“Breaking the Implicit Contract: Using Pension Freezes to Study Lifetime Labor Supply,” By Dhiren Patki (Working Paper 21-7, July 2021, .pdf format, 34p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
June 25, 2021
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – June 25, 2021
“Are Older Workers Capable of Working Longer?” by Laura D. Quinby and Gal Wettstein (WP No. 2021-8, June 2021, .pdf and Excel format, 30p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/are-older-workers-capable-of-working-longer/
June 18, 2021
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – June 18, 2021
“Pension Incentives and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Introduction of Universal Old-Age Assistance in the UK,” by Matthias Giesecke and Philipp Jaeger (Discussion Paper No. 14469, June 2021, .pdf format, 66p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
June 11, 2021
April 20, 2021
CAAR – Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute for Economic Research (CESifo) [Munich, Bavaria, Germany] Working Papers – April 20, 2021
A. “Medicare and the Rise of American Medical Patenting: The Economics of User-Driven Innovation,” by Jeffrey P. Clemens and Morten Olsen (CESifo Working Paper No. 9008, April 2021, .pdf format, 78p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
B. “Working Beyond the Normal Retirement Age in Urban China and Urban Russia,” by Björn Anders Gustafsson, Ludmila Nivorozhkina, and Haiyuan Wan (Discussion Paper No. 14294, April 2021, .pdf format, 33p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
April 7, 2021
CAAR – Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute for Economic Research (CESifo) [Munich, Bavaria, Germany] Working Paper – April 7, 2021
“Age-Targeted Income Taxation, Labor Supply, and Retirement,” by Johan Gustafsson (CESifo Working Paper No. 8988, April 2021, .pdf format, 44p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
December 9, 2020
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – December 9, 2020
“Do People Work Longer When They Live Longer?” by Damir Cosic, Aaron R. Williams and C. Eugene Steuerle (WP No. 2020-18, December 2020, .pdf format, 27p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/do-people-work-longer-when-they-live-longer/
December 2, 2020
CAAR – Brookings Institution Report – December 2, 2020
“Better jobs, longer working lives: Proposals to improve the low-wage labor market for older workers,” by Beth Truesdale (November 2020, .pdf format, 32p.).
October 9, 2020
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – October 9, 2020
“Health of Elderly Parents, Their Children’s Labor Supply, and the Role of Migrant Care Workers,” by Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Jörg Paetzold,and Julia Schmieder (Discussion Paper No. 13774, October 2020,.pdf format, 39p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
November 20, 2019
CAAR – University of Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center Working Papers – November 20, 2019
A. “Latent Work Capacity and Retirement Expectations,” by Italo Lopez Garcia, Nicole Maestas, and Kathleen J. Mullen (WP 2019-400, September 2019, .pdf format, 46p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
mrdrc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/latent-work-capacity-and-retirement-expectations/
B. “How Reliant are Older Americans on State and Local Government Pensions?” by Philip Armour, Michael Hurd, and Susann Rohwedder (WP 2019-399, September 2019, .pdf format, 29p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
mrdrc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/how-reliant-are-older-americans-on-state-and-local-government-pensions/
September 19, 2019
CAAR – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Working Papers – September 19, 2019
A. “Fiscal challenges and inclusive growth in ageing societies,” by Dorothée Rouzet, Aida Caldera Sánchez, Theodore Renault and Oliver Roehn (OECD Economic Policy Paper No. 27, September 2019, .pdf format, 69p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
B. “Meeting fiscal challenges in Japan’s rapidly ageing society,” by Randall S. Jones and Haruki Seitani (OECD Economic Department Working Paper No. 1569, September 2019, .pdf format, 47p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
C. “Labour market reform in Japan to cope with a shrinking and ageing population,” by Randall S. Jones and Haruki Seitani (OECD Economic Department Working Paper No. 1568, September 2019, .pdf format, 54p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
September 17, 2019
CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Report – September 17, 2019
“Economic labour market status of individuals aged 50 and over, trends over time: September 2019,” (September 2019, .pdf format, 8p.).
June 13, 2019
CAAR – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Economics Department Working Paper – June 13, 2019
“Labour supply of older people in advanced economies: the impact of changes to statutory retirement ages,” by Christian Geppert, Yvan Guillemette, Hermes Morgavi and David Turner (Working Paper No. 1554, June 2019, .pdf format, 43p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
February 14, 2019
January 24, 2019
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – January 24, 2019
“Do Pension Cuts for Current Employees Increase Separation?” by Laura D. Quinby and Gal Wettstein (WP No. 2019-3, January 2018, .pdf and Excel format, 38p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
October 19, 2018
CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Brief – October 19, 2018
“Economic labour market status of individuals aged 50 and over, trends over time: October 2018,” (October 2018, .pdf format, 10p.).
July 30, 2018
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – July 30, 2018
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “The Labor Force Participation of Older Men in Canada,” by Kevin S. Milligan and Tammy Schirle (w24874, July 2018, .pdf format, 27p.).
July 23, 2018
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Papers – July 23, 2018
A. “Working Beyond 65 in Ireland,” by Anne Nolan and Alan Barrett (Discussion Paper No. 11664, July 2018, .pdf format, 30p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.iza.org/publications/dp/11664
B. “The Role of Self-Employment in Ireland’s Older Workforce,” (Discussion Paper No. 11663, July 2018, .pdf format, 37p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
July 19, 2018
CAAR – Population Reference Bureau Periodical – July 19, 2018
Today’s Research on Aging (Vol. 37, April 2017, .pdf format, 15p.). The title of this issue is “Health and Working Past Traditional Retirement Ages.”
www.prb.org/are-baby-boomers-healthy-enough-to-keep-working/
June 5, 2018
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – June 5, 2018
: Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Older Men’s Labor Force Participation in Belgium,” by Alain Jousten and Mathieu Lefebvre (w24669, June 2018, .pdf format, 17p.).
May 30, 2018
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – May 30, 2018
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Trends in Labor Force Participation of Older Workers in Spain,” by Pilar García-Gómez, Sergi Jimenez-Martin, and Judit Vall Castelló (w24637, May 2018, .pdf format, 28p.).
B. “Why are People Working Longer in the Netherlands?” by Adriaan Kalwij, Arie Kapteyn, and Klaas de Vos (w24636, May 2018, .pdf format, 33p.).
C. “Genetic Endowments and Wealth Inequality,” by Daniel Barth, Nicholas W. Papageorge, and Kevin Thom (w24642, May 2018, .pdf format, 61p.).
May 24, 2018
CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – May 24, 2018
“Labor Force Participation Rates by Age and Gender and the Age and Gender Composition of the U.S. Civilian Labor Force and Adult Population,” by Craig Copeland (Issue Brief No. 449, May 2018, .pdf format, 22p.).
www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3626
May 14, 2018
May 11, 2018
January 29, 2018
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – January 29, 2018
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Targeting with In-kind Transfers: Evidence from Medicaid Home Care,” by Ethan M.J. Lieber and Lee M. Lockwood (w24267, January 2018, .pdf format, 74p.).
B. “Household Time Use Among Older Couples: Evidence and Implications for Labor Supply Parameters,” by Richard Rogerson and Johanna Wallenius (w24263, January 2018, .pdf format, 55p.).
C. “High-Priced Drugs in Medicare Part D: Diagnosis and Potential Prescription,” by Richard G. Frank and Richard J. Zeckhauser (w24240, January 2018, .pdf format, 41p.).
December 11, 2017
CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – December 11, 2017
“America’s Aging Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges,” a hearing held December 6, 2017 (witness statement available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 21 minutes). Note: Hearing begins at the 15:01 mark.
www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/americas-aging-workforce-opportunities-and-challenges
November 29, 2017
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – November 29, 2017
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Old-age Labor Force Participation in Germany: What Explains the Trend Reversal among Older Men? And What the Steady Increase among Women?” by Axel Börsch-Supan and Irene Ferrari (w24044, November 2017, .pdf format, 51p.).
November 15, 2017
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – November 15, 2017
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Older Americans Would Work Longer If Jobs Were Flexible,” by John Ameriks, Joseph S. Briggs, Andrew Caplin, Minjoon Lee, Matthew D. Shapiro, and Christopher Tonetti (w24008, November 2017, .pdf format, 51p.).
October 2, 2017
CAAR – Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) [University of Essex, Colchester, UK] Working Paper – October 2, 2017
“Grandmothers’ labor supply,” by Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Bernhard Schmidpeter, and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer (ISER Working Paper 2017-11, September 2017, .pdf format, 36p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/publications/working-papers/iser/2017-11
August 29, 2017
CAAR – Institute of Fiscal Studies [London, UK] Working Paper – August 29, 2017
“The impact of health on labor supply near retirement,” by Richard Blundell, Jack Britton, Monica Costa Dias, and Eric French (W17/18, August 2017, .pdf format, 46p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
July 24, 2017
June 15, 2017
CAAR – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Working Paper – June 15, 2017
“Population Aging, Labor Demand, and the Structure of Wages Population Aging, Labor Demand, and the Structure of Wages,” by Michael Papadopoulos, Margarita Patria, and Robert K. Triest (Research Department Working Paper 17-1, June 2017, .pdf format, 43p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at: