Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/196763 
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Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12265
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper discusses population aging, increased participation of seniors in the labor force in the United States (and reasons for this), and how these trends are making the struggles of older workers in the labor market increasingly relevant. Evidence examining whether age discrimination is a barrier for seniors as they try to increase their work lives through the common practice of "bridge" jobs is also presented. After discussing the evidence that measures age discrimination, economics and legal research that seeks to determine to what extent the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act and state-level age discrimination laws prevent age discrimination is discussed. In summary, current evidence indicates that age discrimination exists, but more so for older women. While evidence suggests that age discrimination laws may help, they cannot resolve the challenges imposed by population aging, especially for older women.
Subjects: 
age discrimination
seniors
age discrimination in employment act
population aging
discrimination law
older women
sex-plus-age discrimination
intersectionality
JEL: 
J71
J78
J14
K31
J16
J26
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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