Tag: labor force participation
The brief’s key findings are: Labor force activity among older Americans began rising in the mid-1980s due to: changing Social Security incentives; the shift to 401(k) plans; and improving health, longevity, and education. Updated data, however, suggest that these factors may have played themselves out. As a result, the average retirement age has increased only…
Reform may prompt some workers to retire earlier. A few weeks ago, I wrote about a brief we issued on the effects of Massachusetts’ health insurance reform. In addition to a literature review, the brief contained a new analysis of labor force participation for 55-64 year old males. No study had examined the labor market…
