United States and Ageing
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- Many Japanese workers choose to work in their late 60s and early 70s
- J.B. Williamson; M. Higo / Center for Retirement Research, Boston College, 2007
- As part of the search for answers to questions about what could be done to increase labour force participation rates among older American workers, this paper looks at recent developments in Japan, one of the few industrial nations tha...
- It is in the boomers’ best interests to invest in integration of immigrants to bolster the ranks of workers, taxpayers, and homeowners
- D. Myers / Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
- The state of California leads all other states in America with its 27 percent foreign-born share in the population, and it therefore represents the leading edge of demographic changes in America as a whole. Slowly and reluctantly the ...
- Adapting disaster preparedness and response to better assist the elderly
- M. J. Gibson / American Association of Retired Persons International Section, 2006
- This report looks at the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the older population of the Gulf States of America. Resulting from a conference to identify lessons learned and share promising practices in protecting older persons in disaster...
- Making working longer an attractive financial proposition for older workers
- Ageing Society, 2006
- This report makes the case for a new agenda of reform which it claims would not only help offset the negative potential effects of population ageing on public budgets and economic growth, but would also promote choice for older worker...
- Examining varying policy on pensionable age in OECD countries
- J. Turner / American Association of Retired Persons International Section, 2005
- This Issue Paper examines the pensionable or early retirement age policy of social security programs in 23 countries over the years 1949-2035. This paper considers as a group 23 high-income Organization for Economic Cooperation and De...
- Demographic changes threaten economic hardship in Mexico
- R. Jackson / Global Aging Initiative Program, 2005
- United Nations' figures project that in 2050 one in five Mexicans will be aged over 65 and there will be equal numbers of children and elderly. This report argues that therefore Mexico must improve the skills of its workforce, raise l...
- How the USA can implement privately managed, funded pension plans
- E. James / National Center for Policy Analysis, USA, 2005
- This report argues that examining the social security systems of other countries may offer useful insights for the United States as it considers its own social security reforms towards but privately managed, funded plans. The experien...
- Assessing and preventing abuse of elder Native Americans
- National Indian Council on Aging,, USA, 2004
- This project report aims to offer a greater understanding of the scope and nature of elder abuse in Indian country, how it is perceived, services currently being provided, and promising approaches to prevention. Existing research is s...
- Income study of elderly in five OECD countries
- J. M. Williamson; T. M. Smeeding / Center for Retirement Research, Boston College, 2004
- This article examines the change in the mix of income and benefits that older adults receive as they age, with a focus on older women. The study is a cross-national comparison of five OECD countries (Australia, Canada, UK, USA, Sweden...
- Responses to the pensions crises in major OECD countries
- J. Bongaarts / Population Council, USA, 2004
- The first part of this study identifies the four factors that determine trends in public pension expenditures: population aging pension benefit levels the mean age at retirement the labour for...
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