Document sans titre
This paper reviews
evidence on age discrimination in U.S. labor markets and on the effects of the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in combating this discrimination.
It focuses on the challenge
of population aging facing the U.S. economy in coming decades. Combating age
discrimination is likely to help in meeting this challenge by encouraging employment
of older individuals.
But the paper also explores
how rapid aging of the population protected by the ADEA might inhibit the ADEA's
effectiveness, and raises questions about possible changes in age discrimination
policies and enforcement that could enhance the ability of the ADEA to mitigate
some of the adverse consequences of population aging.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w14317
Home
