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--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

Are We Getting Healthier As We Grow Older? Implications for baby boomer labour force participation
Schofield DJ, Passey ME, Earnest A, Gloor IC, Shrestha R.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Aug 23; [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17717089&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum


--REPORTS-

The Geographic Distribution and Characteristics of Older Workers in Maine: 2004
Cynthia Taeuber and Matthew R. Graham
US Census Bureau (LED-OW2007-ME, July 2007, .pdf format, 12p.)
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/ledow07me.pdf

Retirement Decisions: Federal Policies Offer Mixed Signals about When to Retire
US Government Accountability Office (GAO-07-753, July 2007, .pdf format, 73p.)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07753.pdf

Transition from work into retirement
Poland Central Statistical Office (July 2007, .pdf and .zip compressed .pdf format, 210p.)
http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_3255_ENG_HTML.htm


--WORKING PAPERS-

Firms and Early Retirement: Offers That One Does Not Refuse
Lutz Bellmann and Florian Janik
Institute for the Study of Labor (Discussion Paper No. 2931, July 2007, .pdf format, 22p.)
http://ftp.iza.org/dp2931.pdf

Working Hours Flexibility and Older Workers' Labor Supply
Anne C. Gielen
Institute for the Study of Labor (Discussion Paper No. 2946, July 2007, .pdf format, 50p.)
http://ftp.iza.org/dp2946.pdf


--NEWS-

Dave Beck: Find ways to retain boomers
San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA
... an interesting demographic trend affecting many companies from small business to corporate America: the workplace value of baby boomers.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA082007.02R.davebeck.2523dfe.html

AARP Touts Benefits of Aging Workforce
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
(According to a report issued by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics) Many factors effect the decision to remain in the workforce longer including longer life ...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/354584/aarp_touts_benefits_of_aging_workforce.html

Older Canadians stay working longer, study shows
Reuters Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Statscan said in the study "Public Pensions and Work," that an aging workforce meant that more people were continuing to work after beginning to collect ...
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2007-08-24T174303Z_01_N24342517_RTRIDST_0_CANADA-STUDY-COL.XML&archived=False