Overtime : America's aging workforce and the future of working longer / edited by Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berkman, Lisa F., editor.

Truesdale, Beth, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Standardized Title:

Overtime (Berkman)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Employment--United States.

Older people.

Retirement--United States--Planning.

Retirement.

Labor supply--Economic conditions.

Labor supply.

Aged.

Workforce--trends.

Socioeconomic Factors.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Aged.

Workforce--trends.

Socioeconomic Factors.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 333 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First Edition

Other Title:

America's aging workforce and the future of working longer

Place of Publication:

New York, NY Oxford University Press 2022

Summary:

With an aging population and growing inequality, America is at a crossroads in its approach to work and retirement. Americans live longer and healthier lives than they did 50 years ago and they need income for more years of life. Many policymakers and academics think it is logical - almost inevitable - that Americans will work longer, delay retirement, and spend more of these years in the paid labor force. But as social and economic inequalities have increased over the past four decades in the United States, working-longer policies and expectations that cater to the needs of the "average" American are a poor fit for many. This book calls for a rethinking of the working-longer policy solution. Experts in a wide range of fields examine the evidence and fill in the gaps. Together, they investigate how social and economic inequalities shape people's capacity to work, the skills and resources they have, the discrimination and other challenges they face, and the benefits that may accrue to them from working longer. And they examine changes across generations or birth cohorts, because the experiences of today's middle-aged Americans are not the same as the experiences of today's retirees. This book provides new evidence about the future of working longer in America, drawing on insights from economics, sociology, psychology, organizational behavior, political science, and epidemiology. The final chapter in this volume describes a policy framework to improve the well-being of Americans as they work and retire.

Contents:

When I'm 54 : Working Longer Starts Younger than We Think / Beth C. Truesdale, Lisa F. Berkman, and Alexandra Mitukiewicz

The Geography of Retirement / Courtney C. Coile

The European Context : Declining Health but Rising Labor Force Participation among the Middle-Aged / Axel Börsch-Supan, Irene Ferrari, Giacomo Pasini, and Luca Salerno

Planning for the "Expected Unexpected" : Work and Retirement in the U.S. after the COVID-19 Pandemic Shock / Richard B. Freeman

The Link between Health and Working Longer : Disparities in Work Capacity / Ben Berger, Italo Lopez-Garcia, Nicole Maestas, and Kathleen Mullen

The Psychology of Working Longer / Margaret E. Beier and Meghan K. Davenport

Forecasting Employment of the Older Population / Michael D. Hurd and Susann Rohwedder

Dying with Your Boots On : The Realities of Working Longer in Low-Wage Work / Mary Gatta and Jessica Horning

Ad Hoc, Limited, and Reactive : How Firms Respond to an Aging Workforce / Peter Berg and Matthew M. Piszczek

How Caregiving for Parents Reduces Women's Employment : Patterns Across Sociodemographic Groups / Sean Fahle and Kathleen McGarry

Working Longer in an Age of Rising Economic Inequality / Gary Burtless

How Does Social Security Reform Indecision Affect Younger Cohorts? / John B. Shoven, Sita Nataraj Slavov, and John G. Watson

The Biased Politics of "Working Longer" / Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson

Conclusion : What Is the Way Forward? / Lisa F. Berkman, Beth C. Truesdale, and Alexandra Mitukiewicz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-751208-9

0-19-751209-7

0-19-751207-0