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Fact Sheets

Each fact sheet provides a sampling of recent facts and statistics on a single issue on aging and work. The facts are drawn from high-quality reports and studies published by reliable organizations and journals, as well as from the Center’s own research.

  • Ìý(December 2023)
  • Balancing Acts: Older Caregivers in the Workforce Amidst COVID-19 Challenges (December 2023)
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  • Ìý(January 2012)
    by Jacquelyn B. James, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
  • Ìý(February 2010)
    by Jacquelyn B.ÌýJames, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes

Country profiles include descriptive statistics about a country, placed in the comparative context of countries in the same region or countries with roughly similar economic situations.

  • Ìý(June 2009)
    compiled by Shoghik Hovhannisyan
  • Ìý(November 2009)
    by Tia Di Biase, Joanne Goodall, Annie Chen and Philip Taylor
  • Ìý(July 2010)
    by Camila Veneo Campos Fonseca, Luisa de Azevedo & Adriana Fontes
  • Ìý(November 2008)
    compiled by Qingwen Xu & Farooq Pasha
  • Ìý(August 2009)
    compiled by Julie A. Norstrand
  • Ìý(December 2009)
    compiled by Shanyuan Foo & Ariane Ollier-Malaterre
  • Ìý(November 2009)
    compiled by Cornelia Spross, Heike Schroder & Dirk Hofacker
  • Ìý(May 2009)
    compiled by Rea Prouska
  • Ìý(September 2009)
    compiled by Rucha Bhate
  • Ìý(March 2010)
    by Jean McCarthy
  • Ìý(July 2009)
    compiled by Isabella Blengini
  • Ìý(August 2008)
    compiled by Masa Higo
  • Ìý(September 2009)
    compiled by Elizabeth Okongo
  • Ìý(March 2010)
    by Laura Ruiz Pérez
  • Ìý(November 2010)
    by Josje Dikkers and Esha Zaveri
  • Ìý(July 2010)
    by Ngozi Onyejeli
  • Ìý(September 2008)
    compiled by Farooq Pasha
  • Ìý(July 2009)
    compiled by Shanyuan Foo
  • Ìý(August 2009)
    compiled by Rene Carapinha
  • Ìý(October 2008)
    compiled by Jungui Lee, with Min-A Jung
  • Ìý(January 2010)
    compiled by Rene Carapinha
  • Ìý(December 2009)
    compiled by Karin E. Anell
  • Ìý(January 2010)
    by Matt Flynn
  • Ìý(April 2008)

Case Studies

Each fact sheet provides a sampling of recent facts and statistics on a single age-work issue. The facts are drawn from high-quality reports and studies published by reliable organizations and journals, as well as from the Center’s own research.

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  • Ìý(January 2012)
    by Jacquelyn B. James, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
  • Ìý(February 2010)
    by Jacquelyn B.ÌýJames, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes

Comparative Policy Summaries

  • Ìý(May 2013)Ìý
  • Ìý(March 2012)Ìý
  • Ìý(September 2011)Ìý
  • Ìý(September 2010)Ìý
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Country Profiles

Our Global Policy Summaries provide cross-national comparisons of multiple countries on various types of legislation regarding various age-work considerations.

  • Ìý(April 2009)
    by Ariane Hegewisch & Janet C. Gornick
  • Ìý(August 2008)
    by Ariane Hegewisch, Diana Polson & Janet C. Gornick

Issue Briefs

  • Ìý(January 2012)
    by Jacquelyn B. James, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
  • Ìý(February 2010)
    by Jacquelyn B.ÌýJames, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes

Mind the Gap- Employee/Employer Perspective Country Reports

  • Ìý(January 2012)
    by Jacquelyn B. James, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
  • Ìý(February 2010)
    by Jacquelyn B.ÌýJames, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes

Policy Briefs

  • Ìý(December 2011)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Tay McNamara
  • Ìý(December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Jungui Lee, Rucha Bhate, and Elyssa Besen

  • (December 2011)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Natalia Sarkisian, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, and Chad Minnich

  • (December 2011)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Natalia Sarkisian, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, and Chad Minnich

  • (December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Rucha Bhate, Rene Carapinha, Jungui Lee, and Chad Minnich

  • (December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, PhD, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, PhD, Jungui Lee, PhD, Rucha Bhate, Rene Carapinha, and Chad Minnich
  • (December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Rene Carapinha, Jungui Lee, Rucha Bhate, and Chad Minnich
  • Ìý(December 2011)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Natalia Sarkisian, Jungui Lee, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, and Chad Minnich

  • (December 2011)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Natalia Sarkisian, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, Rene Carapinha, and Chad Minnich
  • Ìý(December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Jungui Lee, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, and Chad Minnich
  • Ìý(December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, Rene Carapinha, and Chad Minnich

Quick Insights

Explore a single question related to aging and work in-depth and highlights from recent relevant research on the topic, with implications for public and private leadership as well as talent management.

  • Ìý(January 2014)Ìý
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Stephanie Berzin, and Cal J. Halvorsen
  • Ìý(November 2013)Ìý
    by Kevin E. Cahill and Jacquelyn B. James
  • Ìý(September 2013)Ìý
    by Stephen Sweet and Jacquelyn B. James
  • Ìý(November 2010)Ìý
    by Maria Heidkamp, Nicole Corre, and Carl E. Van Horn
  • Ìý(February 2010)Ìý
    by Jacquelyn B.ÌýJames, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-CatsouphesÌý
  • Ìý(October 2009)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Stephen Sweet, and Kathy Lynch, with Elizabeth WhalleyÌý
  • Ìý(July 2009)
    by Elyssa Besen and Tay McNamaraÌý
  • Ìý(June 2009)
    by Melissa Brown, Michelle Wong, and Tay McNamaraÌý
  • Ìý(June 2009)
    by Melissa Brown, Michelle Wong, and Tay McNamaraÌý
  • Ìý(June 2009)
    by Christina Matz-Costa, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Elyssa Besen, and Kathy LynchÌý
  • Ìý(May 2009)
    by John HavensÌý
  • Ìý(March 2009)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Christina Matz-CostaÌý
  • Ìý(March 2009)
    by Melanie BurletÌý
  • Ìý(March 2009)
    by Stephen SweetÌý
  • Ìý(January 2009)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Christina Matz-Costa, and Elyssa BesenÌý
  • Ìý(November 2008)
    by Tay K. McNamaraÌý
  • Ìý(October 2008)
    by Maria Heidkamp and Carl E. Van HornÌý
  • Ìý(September 2008)
    by Maria Heidkamp and Carl E. Van HornÌý
  • Ìý(September 2008)
    by Michael D. Giandrea, Kevin E. Cahill, and Joseph F. QuinnÌý
  • Ìý(April 2008)
    by Stephen Sweet and Mary JohggerstÌý
  • Ìý(February 2008)
    by Jessica K. M. Johnson, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Elyssa Besen, Michael A. Smyer, and Christina Matz-CostaÌý
  • Ìý(November 2007)
    by Jacquelyn B. James, Jennifer E. Swanberg, and Sharon P. McKechnieÌý
  • Ìý(October 2007)
    by Jacquelyn B. James, Jennifer E. Swanberg, and Sharon P. McKechnieÌý
  • Ìý(October 2007)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Noriko Kameda, Tay McNamara, Marcus Catsouphes, Kathy Lynch, Arianne Ollier-Malaterre, Emma Parry, Celina Pagani-Tousignant, Philip Taylor, and Martin B. TracyÌý
  • Ìý(August 2007)
    by Ce Shen, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, and Michael A. SmyerÌý
  • Ìý(June 2007)
    Ìýby Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. SmyerÌý
  • Ìý(June 2007)
    by Joanna LaheyÌý
  • Ìý(May 2007)
    by John Havens and Tay K. McNamaraÌý
  • Ìý(April 2007)
    by Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, and Joseph F. QuinnÌý
  • Ìý(December 2006)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael SmyerÌý
  • Ìý(February 2006)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael SmyerÌý
  • Ìý(July 2005)
    by Kathleen ChristensenÌý
  • Ìý(July 2005)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. SmyerÌý
  • Ìý(July 2005)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. Smyer

Research Briefs

These reports examine the importance of adjusting the employer-of-choice framework to account for two important factors: the countries where businesses operate and the age of employees.

  • Ìý(November 2009)
    by Tia Di Biase and Philip Taylor
  • Ìý(November 2009)
    by Joanne Goodall and Philip Taylor
  • Ìý(September 2010)
    by Luisa de Azevedo & Adriana Fontes
  • Ìý(December 2010)
    by Danielle Carusi Machado & Cecilia Moreira Borges
  • Ìý(May 2009)
    by Quingwen XuÌý
  • Ìý(November 2009)
    by Julie A. Norstrand
  • Ìý(January 2010)
    by Julie A. Norstrand
  • Ìý(May 2010)
    by Shanyuan Foo & Ariane Ollier-Malaterre
  • Ìý(September 2010)
    by Rea ProuskaÌý
  • Ìý(October 2010)
    by Jean McCarthy
  • Ìý(October 2010)
    by Jean McCarthy
  • Ìý(July 2010)
    by Isabella Blengini
  • Ìý(November 2009)
    by Isabella Blengini
  • Ìý(April 2009)
    by Masa Higo & Shoghik Hovhannisyan
  • Ìý(April 2009)
    by Masa Higo & Atsuhiro Yamada
  • Ìý(August 2010)
    by Laura Ruiz Pérez and Ricardo Massa Roldán
  • Ìý(January 2011)
    by Laura Ruiz Pérez and Ricardo Massa RoldánÌý
  • Ìý(September 2009)
    by Shanyuan Foo
  • Ìý(May 2009)
    by Min-A Jung & Jungui Lee
  • Ìý(June 2009)
    by Jungui Lee
  • Ìý(May 2010)
    by Marc Grau i Grau
  • Ìý(October 2010)
    by Marc Grau i Grau, and Emma ParryÌý
  • Ìý(April 2010)
    by Matt Flynn
  • Ìý(June 2009)
    by Emma Parry
  • Ìý(November 2008)
    by Tay McNamara, Ariane Ollier-Malaterre, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
  • Ìý(November 2008)
    by Emma Parry, Tay McNamara, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes

Research Highlights

Explore and synthesize complex legal, policy, and research aspects of critical age-work-related issues. Some provide information that can help state leaders examine the connection between aging and work and how the changes in the labor force participation of older adults affect individual states. Others provide a general overview of the policy context of a particular country, including the major legislation affecting quality of employment. These country context policy briefs also include a contextual focus providing further insight into the dynamics of employment and policy within that country.

  • Ìý(January 2011)
    by Ngozi Onyejeli
  • Ìý(January 2011)
    by Ruiz Pérez and Ricardo Massa RoldánÌý
  • Ìý(December 2010)
    by Cornelia Spross
  • Ìý(December 2010)
    by Danielle Carusi Machado and Cecília Moreira Borges
  • Ìý(October 2010)
    by Julie NorstrandÌý
  • Ìý(August 2010)
    by Jean McCarthy
  • Ìý(May 2010)
    by Isabella Blengini
  • Ìý(May 2010)
    by René Carapinha
  • Ìý(April 2010)
    Ìýby Rucha Bhate
  • Ìý(March 2010)
    Ìýby Karin E. Anell
  • Ìý(January 2010)
    by Qingwen Xu and Wing Kwan Anselm Lam
  • Ìý(January 2010)
    by Christina Purcell and Matt Flynn
  • Ìý(December 2009)
    by Jungui Lee and Haesang Jeon
  • Ìý(November 2009)
    by Chantel Sheaks and Michelle Wong
  • Ìý(October 2009)
    by Erin Watson, Philip Taylor, Joanne Goodall, and Tia Di Bias
  • Ìý(October 2009)
    by Shanyuan Foo
  • Ìý(July 2009)
    by Masa Higo & Atsuhiro Yamada
  • Ìý(August 2007)
    by Chantel Sheaks, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, and Michael A. Smyer
  • Ìý(January 2012)
    by Jacquelyn B. James, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
  • Ìý(February 2010)
    by Jacquelyn B.ÌýJames, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
  • Ìý(December 2011)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Tay McNamara
  • Ìý(December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Jungui Lee, Rucha Bhate, and Elyssa Besen

  • (December 2011)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Natalia Sarkisian, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, and Chad Minnich

  • (December 2011)
    by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Natalia Sarkisian, Rene Carapinha, Rucha Bhate, Jungui Lee, and Chad Minnich

  • (December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Rucha Bhate, Rene Carapinha, Jungui Lee, and Chad Minnich

  • (December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, PhD, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, PhD, Jungui Lee, PhD, Rucha Bhate, Rene Carapinha, and Chad Minnich
  • (December 2011)
    by Natalia Sarkisian, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Rene Carapi