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Blau, David M.; Goodstein, Ryan M. – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
After a long decline, the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) of older men in the United States leveled off in the 1980s, and began to increase in the late 1990s. We examine how changes in Social Security rules affected these trends. We attribute only a small portion of the decline from the 1960s-80s to the increasing generosity of Social…
Descriptors: Labor Force Nonparticipants, Retirement, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
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Benitez-Silva, Hugo; Heiland, Frank – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007
The labor supply and benefit claiming incentives provided by the early retirement rules of the Social Security Old Age benefits program are of growing importance as the Normal Retirement Age (NRA) increases to 67, the labor force participation of Older Americans rises, and a variety of reforms to the Social Security system are considered. Any…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Retirement Benefits, Retirement, Labor Supply
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Cahill, Kevin E.; Giandrea, Michael D.; Quinn, Joseph F. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: This article investigates how older Americans leave their career jobs and estimates the extent of intermediate labor force activity (bridge jobs) between full-time work on a career job and complete labor-force withdrawal. Design and Methods: Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we explored the work histories and retirement…
Descriptors: Retirement, Employment Patterns, Careers, Older Workers