Research Archive: Aging, 2007-2013
Posted on January 1, 2014
Retirement Prospects for the Racially and Ethnically Diverse Older Adult Labor Force
The Sloan Center on Aging & Work, Boston College, July 2013
Financial Security of Elderly Americans at Risk: Proposed Changes to Social Security and Medicare Could Make a Majority of Seniors ‘Economically Vulnerable’
Elise Gould and David Cooper , Economic Policy Institute, June 2013
A State-by-State Snapshot of Poverty Among Seniors: Findings From Analysis of the Supplemental Poverty Measure
Zachary Levinson, Anthony Damico, Juliette Cubanski and Patricia Neuman , Kaiser Family Foundation, May 2013
Food Stamps, Food Sufficiency, and Diet-Related Disease among the Elderly
Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley and Katie Fitzpatrick , Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, February 2013
Strengthening Social Security: What Do Americans Want?
Jasmine V. Tucker, Virginia P. Reno and Thomas N. Bethell , National Academy of Social Insurance, January 2013
Building Lifetime Middle-Class Security
Donald L. Redfoot, Susan C. Reinhard and Debra B. Whitman , AARP Public Policy Institute, January 2013
Social Security: A Key Retirement Income Source for Older Minorities
Mikki Waid, Gary Koenig and Selena Caldera , AARP Public Policy Institute, November 2012
Boomers and the Great Recession: Struggling to Recover
AARP Public Policy Institute, September 2012
The United States of Aging Survey
National Council on Aging, UnitedHealthcare and USA TODAY , August 2012
The United States of Aging Survey
National Council on Aging, UnitedHealthcare and USA TODAY , August 2012
Housing as a Platform for Improving Outcomes for Older Renters
Mary K. Cunningham and Graham MacDonald, Urban Institute, May 2012
The Impact on Inequality of Raising the Social Security Retirement Age
Dean Baker and David Rosnick, Center for Economic and Policy Research, April 2012
KeyIssues in Understanding the Economic and Health Security of Current and Future Generations of Seniors
Harriet Komisar, Juliette Cubanski, Lindsey Dawson and Tricia Neuman,a, Kaiser Family Foundation, March 2012
Social Security: A Key Retirement Resource for Women
Selena Caldera, AARP Public Policy Institute, March 2012
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage of Older Americans, 2010
Ke Bin Wu, AARP Public Policy Institute, December 2011
50+ and Worried about Today and Tomorrow: Older Americans Express Concerns about the State of the Economy and Their Current and Future Financial Well-being
Sara E. Rix, AARP Public Policy Institute, November 2011
2011-2012 Winter Heating Costs for Older and Low-Income Households
AARP Public Policy Institute, October 2011
Facing Up to the Retirement Savings Deficit: From 401(k)s to Universal and Automatic Accounts
Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation, October 2011
Plan for a New Future: The Impact of Social Security Reform on People of Color
Maya M. Rockeymoore and Meizhu Lui, Commission to Modernize Social Security, October 2011
Retirement on the Edge: Women, Men, and Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession
Cynthia Hess, Jeff Hayes and Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women’s Policy Research,
The Crisis of Economic Insecurity for African-American and Latino Seniors
Tatjana Meschede, Laura Sullivan and Thomas Shapiro, Dēmos and the Institute on Assets & Social Policy, September 2011
Food Insecurity among Older Adults
James P. Ziliak and Craig Gunderson, AARP Foundation, August 2011
A Young Person’s Guide to Social Security
Kathryn Anne Edwards, Anna Turner and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Economic Policy Institute, July 2011
How Much Might Automatic IRAs Improve Retirement Security for Low- and Moderate-Wage Workers?
Barbara A. Butrica and Richard W. Johnson, Urban Institute, July 2011
Valuing the Invaluable: 2011 Update
Lynn Feinberg, Susan C. Reinhard, Ari Houser and Rita Choula, ARRP Public Policy Institute,
How Many Older Americans Live: Ten Facts to Consider
Gary Koenig and Lina Walker, ARRP Public Policy Institute, June 2011
Six Key Facts on Women and Social Security
Institute for Women’s Policy Research, June 2011
The Potential Impact of the Great Recession on Future Retirement Incomes
Barbara A. Butrica, Richard W. Johnson and Karen E. Smith, Urban Institute, May 2011
Recovering from the Great Recession: Long Struggle Ahead for Older Americans
Sara E. Rix, AARP Public Policy Institute, May 2011
Family Income Sources for Older Persons, 2009
Ke Bin Wu, AARP Public Policy Institute, May 2011
Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans
Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts and Janice Park, Urban Institute, May 2011
Impact of Social Security and Proposed Benefit Changes on the Latino Population
William A. Vega and Zachary D. Gassoumis, University of Southern California Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, May 2011
Boomer Bust 2011: Still Unprepared and Unaware
Volunteers of America, April 2011
Latinas and Social Security
Institute for Women’s Policy Research, April 2011
Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans
Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts and Janice Park, Urban Institute, March 2011
The Social Security Early Retirement Benefit as a Safety Net
John Bound and Timothy Waidmann, Urban Institute, March 2011
Older Americans Act: More Should be Done to Measure the Extent of Unmet Need for Services
Government Accountability Office, February 2011
Poverty among Older Americans, 2009
Philip Issa and Sheila R. Zedlewski, Urban Institute, February 2011
A Voluntary Default Savings Plan: An Effective Supplement to Social Security
Dean Baker and David Rosnick, Center for Economic and Policy Research, February 2011
Beyond ‘Normal’: Raising the Retirement Age is the Wrong Approach for Social Security
Monique Morrissey, Economic Policy Institute, January 2011
Social Security Especially Vital to Women and People of Color, Men Increasingly Reliant
Heidi Hartmann, Jeff Hayes and Robert Drago Institute for Women’s Policy Research, January 2011
Social Security Across Generations: Benefit Cuts Will Fall on Today’s Children and Grandchildren
Virginia Reno and Elisa Walker, National Academy of Social Insurance, January 2011
Women and Social Security: Key Facts
National Women’s Law Center, January 2011
Weathering the Storm: The Impact of the Great Recession on Long-Term Services and Supports AARP Public Policy Institute, January 2011
Building It Up, Not Tearing It Down: A Progressive Approach to Strengthening Social Security
Christian E. Weller, Center for American Progress, December 2010
Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans
Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts and Janice Park, Urban Institute, December 2010
Nutrition Assistance for Older Adults
Urban Institute, November 2010
Impact of Modernizing the American Poverty Measure on the Poverty Status of Older Persons
AARP Public Policy Institute, November 2010
The Future of Social Security: Solvency, Work, Adequacy, and Equity
Urban Institute, November 2010
The Case for Raising Social Security’s Early Retirement Age
Andrew G. Biggs, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, October 2010
The Impact of Income Distribution on the Length of Retirement
Dean Baker and David Rosnick, Center for Economic and Policy Research, October 2010
Why Did Poverty Drop for the Elderly?
Alicia H. Munnell, April Wu, and Josh Hurwitz, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, September 2010
The Not-So-Golden Years: Confronting Elderly Poverty and Improving Seniors’ Economic Security
Alexandra Cawthorne, Center for American Progress, September 2010
Seven Key Facts About Social Security and the Federal Budget
Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research, September 2010
A Portrait of Older Underbanked and Unbanked Consumers
AARP Foundation and AARP Public Policy Institute, September 2010
Since the Start of the Great Recession, More Children Raised by Grandparents
Gretchen Livingston and Kim Parker, Pew Research Center, September 2010
Older Adults Need Twice the Federal Poverty Level to Make Ends Meet in California
Steven P. Wallace, D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, and Susan E. Smith, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, September 2010
Seven Key Facts About Social Security and the Federal Budget
Dean Baker , Center for Economic and Policy Research, September 2010
Secure Retirement for All Americans: Guaranteeing the American Dream with Expanded Social Security
Steven Hill , New America Foundation, August 2010
2010 Social Security Trustees Report: Reform Needed Now
David C. John , The Heritage Foundation, August 2010
What the 2010 Trustees’ Report Shows About Social Security
Kathy Ruffing and Paul N. Van de Water , Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, August 2010
Social Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty: A State-by-State Analysis
Paul N. Van de Water and Arloc Sherman , Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, August 2010
Hard Work? Patterns in Physically Demanding Labor Among Older Workers
Hye Jin Rho , Center for Economic and Policy Research, August 2010
The Impact of Social Security Cuts on Retiree Income
Dean Baker and David Rosnick , Center for Economic and Policy Research, July 2010
Social Security at 75: Building Economic Security, Narrowing the Racial Wealth Divide
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Ph.D. , Insight Center for Community Economic Development, Summer 2010
The Social Side of Social Security: Can Benefit Adequacy and Equity Be Improved?
Forum: The Future of Social Security: Solvency, Adequacy & Equity, and Work , The Urban Institute, June 2010
Affordable Home Energy and Health: Making the Connections
Lynne Page Snyder – National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association, Christopher A. Baker – AARP Public Policy Institute , AARP Public Policy Institute, June 2010
Social Security, A Promise to All Generations (Issue Brief)
Alliance for Retired Americans, June 2010
Social Security Modernization: Options to Address Solvency and Benefit Adequacy
Report of the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, May 2010
Older Americans in Poverty: A Snapshot
Ellen O’Brien, Ke Bin Wu, and David Baer , AARP Public Policy Institute, April 2010
Demographics of Homelessness Series: The Rising Elderly Population
M. William Sermons and Meghan Henry , National Alliance to End Homelessness , April 2010
The Employment Situation, February 2010: Unemployment Rate for Older Workers Increases Again
Sara E. Rix, AARP Public Policy Institute, February 2010
Budget Proposals Turn Back Clock 30 Years in Long-Term Care Services for California Seniors
Steven P. Wallace, D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Eva Durazo, A. E. Benjamin and Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, February 2010
Disability Just Before Retirement Often Leads to Poverty
Richard W. Johnson, Melissa Favreault, Corina Mommaerts, Urban Institute, February 2010
Resource Tests and Eligibility for Federal Assistance Programs: Effects of Current Rules and Options for Change
Mark Merlis, AARP Public Policy Institute, January 2010
Work Ability and the Social Insurance Safety Net in the Years Prior to Retirement
Richard W. Johnson, Melissa M. Favreault, and Corina Mommaerts, Generations — Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, November 2009
The Economic Crisis: How Fare Older Americans?
Jennifer Hicks and Eric R. Kingson, Generations — Journal of the American Society on Aging, October 2009
Preserving Affordability and Access in Livable Communities: Subsidized Housing Opportunities near Transit and the 50+ Population
Rodney Harrell, Allison Brooks, and Todd Nedwick AARP Public Policy Institute, September 2009
Upcoming Medicare Change is an Opportunity to Enroll Eligible Low-Income Seniors in Food Stamps
Dottie Rosenbaum, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, September 2009
Older Low-Income Workers Face Historic Crisis
Experience Works, September 2009
Economic Crisis Fuels Support for Social Security: Americans’ Views on Social Security
Virginia P. Reno and Joni Lavery, National Academy of Social Insurance, August 2009
Lifelines for Elders Living on the Edge: How Elder Support Programs Compare to Living Costs
Laura Henze Russell, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston, June 2009
Working the Graveyard Shift: Why Raising the Social Security Retirement Age Is Not the Answer
Monique Morrissey and Emily Garr, Economic Policy Institute, May 2009
Unemployment Rate Hits All-Time High for Adults Age 65 and Older (Fact Sheet)
Richard W. Johnson and Corina Mommaerts, The Urban Institute, March 2009
Financial Hardship Before and After Social Security’s Early Eligibility Age
Richard W. Johnson and Gordon B.T. Mermin, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, March 2009
Boost Employment of Older Adults
Richard W. Johnson, The Urban Institute, February 2009
Promoting Economic Security at Older Ages through Workforce Development
Richard W. Johnson, Written Testimony to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, The Urban Institute, February 2009
Half A Million Older Californians Living Alone Unable to Make Ends Meet
Steven P. Wallace and Susan E. Smith, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, February 2009
The Earned Income Tax Credit and Older Workers
Janet McCubbin, AARP Public Policy Institute, January 2009
Need for Low-Income Heating Assistance Continues Despite Recent Drop in Some Heating Costs
Ann McLarty Jackson and Neal Walters, AARP Public Policy Institute, January 2009
Social Security State Quick Fact Sheets: 2008
AARP Knowledge Management, January 2009
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Older Americans
Sandy Mackenzie, AARP Public Policy Institute, December 2008
Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2007>
Patrick Purcell, Congressional Research Services Report for Congress, October 2008
A Profile of Older Americans: 2008
Saadie Greenberg, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, October 2008
The Food Stamp Program and Older Americans: Fact Sheet
Jean C. Accius, AARP Public Policy Institute, October 2008
Nutrition Assistance for Older Americans
Jean C. Accius, AARP Public Policy Institute, October 2008
Retirement Security or Insecurity? The Experience of Workers Aged 45 and Older
Colette Thayer, AARP Knowledge Management, October 2008
Elderly Poverty: The Challenge Before Us
Alexandra Cawthorne, Center for American Progress, July 2008
Poverty and Aging in America: Profiles of the Low-Income Older Population 2008 Chart Book
AARP Foundation, July 2008
More Older Americans Are Poor than the Official Measure Suggests
Sheila R. Zedlewski and Barbara Butrica, The Urban Institute, May 2008
Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics, March 2008
From Work to Retirement: Tracking Changes in Women’s Poverty Status
Sunhwa Lee and Lois Shaw, AARP Public Policy Institute, February 2008
How Many Struggle to Get By in Retirement?
Barbara A. Butrica, Dan Murphy, and Sheila R. Zedlewski , Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, December 2007
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