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--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

A sequential model of older workers' labor force transitions after a health shock
Jimenez-Martin S, M Labeaga J, Vilaplana Prieto C.
Health Econ. 2006 Sep 6;15(9):1033-1054
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16958080&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Will choice-based reform work for medicare? Evidence from the federal employees health benefits program.
Florence CS, Atherly A, Thorpe KE.
Health Serv Res. 2006 Oct;41(5):1741-61.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16987300&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

'Aging' identities: Degradation and negotiation in the search for employment
Berger, Ellie D.
Journal of Aging Studies 2006 Dec;20(4): 303-316.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W51-4KY9VVD-3&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2006&_alid=455422788&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=6557&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000004198&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=130907&md5=c496c6d61f808af38ef9e11900463fa5


--REPORTS-

Employer Attitudes Towards Older Workers: Survey Results
Alicia H. Munnell, Steven A. Sass, and Mauricio Soto
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (July 2006, .pdf format, 14p.)
http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/issues/wob_3.pdf

Will We Have To Work Forever?
Alicia H. Munnell, Marric Buessing, Mauricio Soto, and Steven A. Sass
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (July 2006, .pdf format, 8p.)
http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/wob_4.shtml

The Implicit Tax on Work at Older Ages
Barbara Butrica, Richard W. Johnson, Karen E. Smith, and C. Eugene Steuerle
Urban Institute (September 2006, .pdf format, 24p.).
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=1001021

Has the Displacement of Older Workers Increased?
Alicia H. Munnell, Steven Sass, Mauricio Soto, and Natalia Zhivan
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (September 2006, .pdf format, 47p.)
http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/wp_2006-17.shtml

Do Older Workers Face Greater Risk of Displacement?
Alicia H. Munnell, Steven Sass, Mauricio Soto, and Natalia Zhivan
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (September 2006, .pdf format, 11p.)
http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/ib_53.shtml


--NEWS--

Older Workers More Loyal to Employers
Leslie Taylor, Inc.com, September 13, 2006
"Workers 55 to 64 have been in their current jobs roughly three times as long as their younger counterparts . . ."
http://www.inc.com/criticalnews/articles/200609/employees.html

Number of Older Workers at Record High
Yahoo News, Wed Sep 20, 6:11 PM ET
"New York (Reuters) - The number of older workers in the United States is growing faster than any other age group, making it harder for younger job seekers, a study reported on Wednesday."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060920/hl_nm/workers_record_dc;_ylt=AlDSBsJL7zZUbB5Yz3C8_6cQ.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

Retiring boomers expected to leave huge void in work force
Andrea James
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Thursday, September 21, 2006
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/285912_matureworkers21.html

"Age discrimination will only add to IT industry's skills shortage," says Intellect...
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/7888

Nursing Management's Aging Workforce Survey Finds Lack Of ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
The July issue of Nursing Management features an exclusive Aging Workforce Survey of nearly 1,000 nurses that demonstrates the lack of comprehensive strategies ...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=50833

Nursing shortage will become a crisis by 2020 locally, nationally
Rutland Herald - Rutland,VT,USA
... The experts outlined the problems affecting the nursing industry, which include an aging workforce, the need for more education and support programs, a lack of ...
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060917/NEWS/609170354/1002/NEWS01

Older workers take to the road...
Chicago Tribune, Mon Oct 02 2006
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0610020112oct02,1,4594096.story?coll=chi-business-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true