Synopses & Reviews
Review
Supported by the National Commission for Employment Policy and the Employment and Training Administration of the US Department of Labor, these 12 analytic studies by 25 authors use different data sets to examine the factors that explain the labor market experiences of older American workers. Quantative estimates ascribe work-related advantages and problems of older workers to race, sex, health, education, tenure, seniority, mobility, and other factors that interact with age. Two introductory chapters provide the labor market statistical context and the issues and findings of the book. A concluding chapter integrates the findings with other research to provide policy implications. There is a useful index and a 125-item bibliography. Highly recommended for senior undergraduate and graduate libraries.Choice
About the Author
STEVEN H. SANDELL is an economist with the National Commission for Employment Policy, where he is Director of the project on National Employment Policy and Older Americans.
Table of Contents
Preface
I: Introduction
Prospects for Older Worders: The Demographic and Economic Context by Steven H. Sandell
Labor Market Problems and Employment Policies Affecting Older Americans by Steven H. Sandell
II: Labor Market Problems
The Reduced Pay of Older Job Losers: Age Discrimination and Other Explanations by David Shapiro and Steven H. Sandell
Age Changes in Productivity and Earnings Among Managers and Professionals by Paul Andirsani
Market for Part-Time Employment by Jim Jondrow, Frank Brechling, and Alan Marcus
Older Workers, Job Displacement, and the Employment Service by Terry R. Johnson, Katherine P. Dickinson, and Richard W. West
III: Policies and Prospects
Government Employment and Training Programs, and Older Americans by Kalman Rupp, Edward Bryant, Richard Mantovani, and Michael Rhoads
Increasing Employment Opportunities for Older Workers: Emerging State and Local Institutions by James O. Gollub
Work Alternatives for Older Americans: A Management Perspective by Carolyn Paul
Private-Sector Employment Practices for Older Workers by Lawrence S. Root and Laura H. Zarrugh
Restructuring Social Security: How Will Retirement Ages Respond? by Gary S. Fields and Olivia S. Mitchell
Health Plan Costs, Medicare, and Employment of Older Workers by Joseph M. Anderson, David L. Kennell, and John F. Sheils
Retirement and Older Americans' Participation in Volunteer Acitivities by Carol Jusenius Romero
IV: Conclusions
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