Forecasting Labor Force Participation and Economic Resources of the Early Baby Boomers

TitleForecasting Labor Force Participation and Economic Resources of the Early Baby Boomers
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsMichaud, P-C, Rohwedder, S
Series TitleUniversity of Michigan Retirement Research Center Working Paper
Document NumberWP 2008-175
InstitutionThe University of Michigan Retirement Research Center
CityAnn Arbor, MI
Call Numbernewpubs20080822_wp175
KeywordsDemographics, Employment and Labor Force, Net Worth and Assets, Pensions
Abstract

This paper forecasts the retirement patterns and resources of the Early Baby Boomers by estimating forward-looking dynamic models of labor force participation, wealth accumulation and pension and Social Security benefit claiming for older workers using seven waves of HRSdata. The two most important innovations of our proposed approach are the use of alternative measures of pension entitlements and the associated incentives, and accounting for subjective expectations about future work. Our main findings are that the Early Baby Boomers will work longer and claim Social Security later.

URLhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/60324
Endnote Keywords

Labor Force Participation/Wealth Accumulation/Pensions/Baby Boomers

Endnote ID

19250

Citation Key5709