Tag: older workers

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Will Baby Boomers Drown in Debt?

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March 1, 2005

Introduction The fact that American households have debt is not a surprise: credit cards finance our purchases, car loans pay for our wheels, student loans help us with tuitions, and mortgages buy our homes. Yet the size of the debt can seem shocking. The aggregate burden runs to nearly $10 trillion, nearly twice what it…

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Does Work Pay at Older Ages?

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November 30, 2004

Abstract Encouraging work at older ages is a critical policy goal for an aging society, but many features of the current system of benefits and taxes provide strong work disincentives. The implicit tax rate on work increases rapidly at older ages, approaching 50 percent for some workers by age 70. In addition, by age 65…

Job Search Behavior at the End of the Life Cycle

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December 10, 2002

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Forecasting Incidence of Work Limitations, Disability Insurance Receipt, and Mortality in Dynamic Simulation Models Using Social Security Administrative Records: A Research Note

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December 9, 2002
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Medicare, Retirement Costs, and Labor Supply at Older Ages

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December 1, 2002
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Disability and Employment: Reevaluating the Evidence in Light of Reporting Errors

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September 6, 2002
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Are Older Workers Responding to the Bear Market?

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September 1, 2002
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Why Some Workers Remain in the Labor Force Beyond the Typical Age of Retirement

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November 1, 2001
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Elderly Labor Supply: Work or Play?

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September 1, 2001
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Income Maintenance in Old Age: What Can be Learned from Cross-National Comparisons?

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May 1, 2001
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Social Security and Retirement

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December 1, 2000
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Self-Employment and Labor Market Transitions at Older Ages

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December 1, 2000