A Micro-Level Analysis of Recent Increases in Labor Force Participation Among Older Workers

Abstract

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, part of a consortium that includes parallel centers at the University of Michigan and the National Bureau of Economic Research, was established in 1998 through a grant from the Social Security Administration. The Center's mission is to produce first-class research and forge a strong link between the academic community and decision makers in the public and private sectors around an issue of critical importance to the nation's future. To achieve this mission, the Center sponsors a wide variety of research projects, transmits new findings to a broad audience, trains new scholars, and broadens access to valuable data sources.

Achieving Well-Being in Retirement: Recommendations from 20 Years of Research

“…For retirees who are in poor financial situations, working after retirement often provides additional income for their retirement, thus easing their financial difficulty (Quinn, 2010). However, it is also known that retirees often seek bridge employment opportunities because of financial hardship (Cahill, Giandrea, & Quinn, 2008).…”

Generational conflict, consumption and the ageing welfare state in the United Kingdom

“…While the influence of such ideas might be seen in various national policies to increase the age of eligibility for State Retirement Pensions or in schemes to reduce the attractiveness of early retirement, in practice such ideas have remained confined to intellectual debate. 2 One recent review of pension reform in Germany has described the transformation as moving from 'defined benefits ' to 'defined contributions ' (Bonin 2009), while the complex interaction of policy, economy and lifestyle determinants of retirement in the USA has resulted in what has been described as a shift toward ' do it yourself ' retirement (Cahill, Giandrea and Quinn 2008).…”

The Impact of Medicare Part D on Self-Employment

“…Push factors are those factors that push some away from wage-and-salary work or retirement and into self-employment. A number of scholars have identified key push factors such as unemployment, recessions, and short-run market conditions (Biehl, Gurley-Calvez, & Hill, 2013; Cahill, Giandrea, & Quinn, 2008). Push factors also include job loss or the loss of health or pension benefits (Blanchflower & Oswald, 1998; Moulton & Scott, 2016).…”