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Understanding the implications of work beyond traditional retirement ages is crucial because older workers will compose an increasing proportion of the labor force in the coming decades. A new body of research has emerged on the aging workforce and its implications for older workers, their families, employers, the workplace, and policy makers. This report will focus on the individual-level human capital and demographic characteristics associated with decisions to continue working at older ages, the experience of working at older ages, as well as the social and structural factors that inhibit or enable employment among these workers.
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·2022
The aging population of the United States has significant implications for the workforce - challenging what it means to work and to retire in the U.S. In fact, by 2030, one-fifth of the population will be over age 65. This shift has significant repercussions for the economy and key social programs....
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An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will undertake a study that will review and assess what is known about the aging workforce in the United States, identify gaps in current knowledge and data infrastructure, and make recommendations for future research and data collection efforts. The study will focus on the individual-level human capital and demographic characteristics associated with decisions to continue working at older ages; and on the social and structural factors, including workplace policies and conditions, that inhibit or enable employment among older workers.
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Dr. David Neumark was appointed to the committee effective 4/22/2020.
Sponsors
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Presidents’ Circle Fund
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Tara Becker
Lead
Anthony Mann
Malay Majmundar
Mary Ghitelman
