Tag: Gerontology Institute
Mary O’Connor has been retired for about 14 years and works hard to cultivate her social life. The 74-year-old has made many friends during organized activities, including a trip to Norway, excursions to the Metropolitan Opera in New York, walking tours around Boston, and a course in the classics to prepare for traveling to Rom…
Half of older households fall below 200 percent of poverty. Recently, I was appointed to the Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts. The Council has a broad mandate, but I’m an economist so I care about whether older people in Massachusetts have enough money. Apparently they do not: Massachusetts ranks among the worst in…
