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
Table of Contents:
  • Defining and explaining retirement
  • Detecting the impact of market conditions
  • Impact of the stock market crash
  • Impact of the housing market crash
  • Impact of the labor market crash
  • Implications for retiree well-being
  • Discussion and policy implications.