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IMPACT OF THE GREAT RECESSION ON RETIREMENT TRENDS IN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES [16 December 2013]

By  Gary Burtless and Barry P. Bosworth

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2013/12/16-impact-great-recession-retirement-trends-bosworth-burtless

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http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2013/12/16%20impact%20great%20recession%20retirement%20trends%20bosworth%20burtless/16%20impact%20great%20recession%20retirement%20trends%20bosworth%20burtless.pdf

[full-text, 37 pages]

 

The Great Recession had a large impact on unemployment rates and growth in wealthy industrial countries. When the recession began most rich countries were experiencing an increase in labor force participation rates after age 60. This paper examines whether the downturn slowed or reversed the trend toward higher old-age participation rates. We use straightforward time series analysis to test for a break in labor force trends after 2007. Our results indicate that the average rate of increase in labor force participation slowed in only a handful of countries. Averaging across all 20 countries in our sample, we find that the average pace of labor force participation increase was faster after 2007 than before. Countries that experienced unusually severe downturns represent exceptions to this generalization. In most countries, however, the trend toward later retirement not only continued, it accelerated.

 

 

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