United States and Ageing
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- A diminishing labour force in the US?
- M.A. Lee; M. Mather / Population Reference Bureau, 2008
- This paper examines demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the U.S. civilian labour force and changes since 1950. The author relates these trends to demographic and institutional changes and economic restructuring both inter...
- Causes of the decline in defined benefits pension plans
- J.A. Turner; G. Hughes / Pensions Institute, 2008
- Looking at the United States, Canada, the UK, and Ireland, this report evaluates the causes of decline in defined pension benefit plans and the move toward defined contribution pension plans. Focusing on the regulatory environment, in...
- Many lack basic knowledge to help plan for long term financial security
- A. Lusardi / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2008
- Over the past thirty years, individuals have had to become increasingly responsible for their own financial security following retirement. The shift from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) plans has meant that workers t...
- What can the U.S do to improve social security?
- R.K. Weaver / Brookings Institution, 2008
- This paper addresses the social security divide in the United States. It particularly focuses on recent efforts by the Bush administration and highlights some lessons from other countries, whilst discussing a number of potential compo...
- The collapse of US housing market means vast majority of late baby boomers will retire with little wealth
- D. Baker; D. Rosnick / Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, 2008
- Traditionally, Americans envisioned workers’ income in retirement as a three-legged stool involving Social Security, a defined benefit pension and personal savings. In the last two decades, the share of the workforce with define...
- Age discrimination - a way of determining rights and abilities based on stereotypes?
- S. Charters / International Federation on Ageing, 2008
- Discrimination on grounds of age tends to invoke less public revulsion than acts of racial or gender discrimination, as it is considered less likely to be based on malicious intent. While this assertion about intent may be true in cer...
- Population and power - how world security might change in the coming decades
- R. Jackson; N. Howe / Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2008
- The report assesses how population ageing and population decline in the developed world may affect the ability of the United States and its traditional allies to maintain national and global security. The analysis considers the impact...
- Sharing skills, knowledge and experience between old and young
- A. Hatton-Yeo (ed); T. Ohsako (ed) / UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2008
- Intergenerational programmes are vehicles for the purposeful and ongoing exchange of resources and learning among older and younger generations. This monograph presents the results of collaborative cross-country research and aims to a...
- Prolonging independent living for the elderly through new technologies
- L.L. Barrett / American Association of Retired Persons International Section, 2008
- Older adults and family caregivers are willing to use new technologies (such as telemedicine and telepharmacy) that can allow people to remain independent - and in their own homes - as they age. This report is based on national survey...
- Credit crunch Baby Boomers are robbing Peter to pay Paul
- House Financial Services Committee (U.S Government), 2007
- This is a transcript of a U.S. House of Representatives hearing that focused on credit card issues facing older consumers, causing rising levels of personal debt, especially among fixed-income older Americans. The hearing also looked ...
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