Tag: older workers
The answer is “yes.” Reporters repeatedly ask whether COVID-19 will lead to a spike in retirement among older workers. Older workers will face both an economy with high levels of unemployment and a virus that puts them more at risk than their younger counterparts. Thus, they might voluntarily withdraw if unable to work at hom…
Abstract Holding nontraditional jobs – those that provide neither health insurance nor retirement benefits – at younger ages likely hurts retirement security relative to traditional jobs. But nontraditional work might be helpful to those looking to extend their careers for financial reasons. This study uses the Health and Retirement Study to determine the extent to…
