Reconsidering retirement : how losses and layoffs affect older workers /

"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 mar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coile, Courtney
Other Authors: Levine, Phillip B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2010]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 156 pages :) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-145) and index.
ISBN:9780815705000
081570500X