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Changing Retirement Age: Ups and Downs.
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Wiatrowski, William J. – Monthly Labor Review, 2001
In recent years, legislative changes, new types of retirement plans, and increases in life expectancy have led to differences in retirement ages. More older adults continue to work. The traditional model of social security, savings, and employer retirement benefits is changing. (Contains 31 notes and references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Age, Older Workers, Population Trends, Retirement
Retirement and the Evolution of Pension Structure
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Friedberg, Leora; Webb, Anthony – Journal of Human Resources, 2005
A comparative analysis of defined benefit pension plans that were more common before 1980s and the defined contribution plans is presented. It is observed that defined benefit pension plans offered age related incentives thereby encouraging people to retire earlier. In contrast, defined contribution plans encourage people to continue with jobs…
Descriptors: Retirement, Retirement Benefits, Age, Incentives
Retirement before Age 65 Is a Growing Trend in the Private Sector. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service, Post Office and General Services, Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
The General Accounting Office examined retirement age trends in the private sector to assist the Congress in its effort to devise a retirement system for Federal employees. The Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) was identified as a source of information about private sector retirement patterns. March 1974, 1979, and 1984 data were…
Descriptors: Age, Early Retirement, Employment Patterns, Middle Aged Adults
Are Public Librarians Prepared for Retirement? A Report Based on a Survey.
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Gravois, Jim – Public Libraries, 1995
Summarizes results of a 1993 survey of Southeastern Library Association members to find out if librarians are covered by pension programs, and if they are using tax-deferred savings plans for retirement. Discusses librarian participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans and voluntary savings programs, and compares survey results based on…
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Employee Assistance Programs, Librarians
Retirement, Work, and Lifelong Learning; Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, Ninety-Fifth Congress, Second Session. Part 2.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1978
The transcripts of testimony given before the Senate Committee on Aging by the Secretary of the Department of Labor, F. Ray Marshall, and Ewan Clague, consultant and former Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, are presented. Issues reviewed in these statements address the following areas of concern: retirement trends, economic…
Descriptors: Age, Economic Factors, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Retirement, Work, and Lifelong Learning; Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, Ninety-Fifth Congress, Second Session. Part 4.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1978
The transcripts of testimony given before the Senate Committee on Aging by representatives of numerous national organizations for older adults, such as the National Council on Aging and the National Gray Panthers, are provided. Issues reviewed in these statements address the following areas of concern: minority group needs, retirement planning,…
Descriptors: Age, Economic Factors, Federal Legislation, Hearings