How Are Employers Responding to an Aging Workforce?

Robert L. Clark and Beth M. Ritter

No 26633, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: The American population is aging and changes in the population’s age structure are leading to an aging of the nation’s workforce. In addition, changes to age specific participation rates are exacerbating the aging of the national labor force. An important challenge for firms and organizations is how does workforce aging affect labor costs, productivity and the sustainability of the organization. This paper examines employer responses to workforce aging including changes retirement policies, modification in working conditions, the adoption of phased retirement plans, and reforming other employee benefits.

JEL-codes: J11 J14 J21 J26 J33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-01
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Published as Robert L Clark & Beth M Ritter & Suzanne Meeks, 2020. "How Are Employers Responding to an Aging Workforce?," The Gerontologist, vol 60(8), pages 1403-1410.

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