Working longer [electronic resource] : the solution to the retirement income challenge / Alicia H. Munnell, Steven A. Sass.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.Description: vii, 207 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 331.3/980973 22
LOC classification:
  • HD6280 .M86 2008eb
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Contents:
Introduction -- Will older people be healthy enough to work longer? -- Will older men want to work longer? -- Will older women want to work longer? -- Will employers want to employ older workers? -- What can be done? -- Rounding out the picture.
Summary: "Investigates the prospects for moving the average retirement age to 66 from 63. Examines companies' incentives to employ older workers and what government can do to promote continued participation in the workforce. Considers the challenge of ensuring a secure retirement for low-wage workers and those unable to continue to work"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-200) and index.

Introduction -- Will older people be healthy enough to work longer? -- Will older men want to work longer? -- Will older women want to work longer? -- Will employers want to employ older workers? -- What can be done? -- Rounding out the picture.

"Investigates the prospects for moving the average retirement age to 66 from 63. Examines companies' incentives to employ older workers and what government can do to promote continued participation in the workforce. Considers the challenge of ensuring a secure retirement for low-wage workers and those unable to continue to work"--Provided by publisher.

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