The Biased Politics of "Working Longer" / Lisa F. Berkman ; Beth C. Truesdale ; Alexandra Mitukiewicz. The Geography of Retirement / Courtney C. Coile -- The European Context : Declining Health but Rising Labor Force Participation among the Middle-Aged / Axel Börsch-Supan ; Irene Ferrari ; Giacomo Pasini ; Luca Salerno -- Planning for the "Expected Unexpected" : Work and Retirement in the U.S. after the COVID-19 Pandemic Shock / Richard B. Freeman -- The Link between Health and Working Longer : Disparities in Work Capacity / Ben Berger ; Italo López-Garcia ; Nicole Maestas ; Kathleen J. Mullen -- The Psychology of Working Longer / Margaret E. Beier ; Meghan K. Davenport -- Forecasting Employment of the Older Population / Michael D. Hurd ; Susann Rohwedder -- Dying with Your Boots On : The Realities of Working Longer in Low-Wage Work / Mary Gatta ; Jessica Horning -- Ad Hoc, Limited, and Reactive : How Firms Respond to an Aging Workforce / Peter Berg ; Matthew M. Piszczek -- How Caregiving for Parents Reduces Women's Employment : Patterns Across Sociodemographic Groups / Sean Fahle ; Kathleen McGarry -- Working Longer in an Age of Rising Economic Inequality / Gary Burtless -- How Does Social Security Reform Indecision Affect Younger Cohorts? / John B. Shoven ; Sita Nataraj Slavov ; John G. Watson -- The Biased Politics of "Working Longer" / Jacob S. Hacker ; Paul Pierson -- Conclusion : What Is the Way Forward? American Policy and Working Longer / Lisa F. Berkman ; Beth C. Truesdale ; Alexandra Mitukiewicz.
Summary:
"Worldwide, aging populations are one of humanity's greatest accomplishments - and one of our greatest challenges. As longevity has risen and fertility has fallen, older adults make up a larger portion of populations. Without a doubt, societies can reap more benefits from older people's contributions than they did in previous generations. At the same time, this demographic transition changes everything - including how nations navigate work and retirement"-- Provided by publisher. "America is at a crossroads in its approach to work and retirement. Many policymakers think it's logical--almost inevitable--that Americans will delay retirement and spend more years in the paid labor force. But it's an assumption that doesn't match the reality faced by a large and growing proportion of Americans. Though in many ways today's middle-aged adults are less financially prepared for retirement than today's retirees, precarious working conditions, family caregiving responsibilities, poor health, and age discrimination will make it difficult or impossible for many to work longer. Overtime offers a current, revelatory corrective to our understanding of the future of the American workforce and aging. Experts across economics, sociology, psychology, political science, and epidemiology examine how increasing economic and social inequalities, coupled with changes across generations or birth cohorts, call for a rethinking of the working-longer policy framework. The contributors examine trends and inequalities in employment, health, family dynamics, and politics, helping to shed light on the challenges faced by traditionally marginalized social groups while showing that our society's responses to an aging workforce affect us all. Together, they argue that policies affecting work must be considered alongside policies affecting retirement and provide a path forward to achieve better retirement security for all Americans. Drawing on the deep and varied expertise of its contributors, Overtime critically questions the conventional thinking of policy makers in this space to chart a more likely course for older Americans in the twenty-first century--one less reductive than simply 'working longer.'" -- Publisher's description
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