Reconsidering retirement
Subtitle: how losses and layoffs affect older workers
By: Courtney C. Coile and Phillip B. Levine
Contributors: Levine, Phillip B.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780815704997
Subjects: Employment; Age and employment; Financial crises; Older people
Description: "Examines effects of the 2008-09 financial downturn on all workers with particular attention to low-income older workers who stand to suffer the most, often retiring early because of lack of work; discusses the real effects of the stock market decline, falling house prices, and stagnant job market"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.141-145) and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining and explaining retirement; title: Detecting the impact of market conditions; title: Impact of the stock market crash; title: Impact of the housing market crash; title: Impact of the labor market crash; title: Implications for retiree well-being; title: Discussion and policy implications.