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For ease in browsing our latest publications, each of the categories below listed publications in reverse chronological order.
Publications are also color-coded by type:
- Publication titles in Black are from the center’s US National Initiatives
- Publication titles in Green are from the center’s State Initiatives
- Publication titles in Blue are from the center’s Global Initiatives
publication types
Issue Briefs
Explore a single age-work-related question in-depth, and include highlights from the recent relevant research on the topic, with implications for public and private leadership as well as talent management.
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Talent Management Study (October 2009)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Stephen Sweet, and Kathy Lynch, with Elizabeth Whalley - Attitudes toward Workers of Different Career Stages (July 2009)
by Elyssa Besen & Tay McNamara - Comparing the Priorities of State Agencies and the Private Sector (June 2009)
by Melissa Brown, Michelle Wong & Tay McNamara - Flexible Work Options in State Agencies (June 2009)
by Melissa Brown, Michelle Wong & Tay McNamara - The Difference a Downturn Can Make (June 2009)
by Christina Matz-Costa, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Elyssa Besen & Kathy Lynch - The Working Day: Understanding 'Work' Across the Life Course (May 2009)
by John Havens - Engaging the 21st Century Multi-Generational Workforce: Findings from the Age & Generations Study (March 2009)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Christina Matz-Costa - The Diverse Positions of French Employers on Age Management: The ANACT's 10,000-company Survey (March 2009)
by Melanie Burlet - When is a Person Too Young or Too Old to Work? Cultural Variations in Europe (March 2009)
by Stephen Sweet - Workplace Flexibility: Findings from the Age & Generations Study (January 2009)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Christina Matz-Costa, and Elyssa Besen - Time Use Across the Lifecourse (November 2008)
by Tay K. McNamara - Older and Out of Work – Employer, Government and Nonprofit Assistance (October 2008)
by Maria Heidkamp & Carl E. Van Horn - Older and Out of Work – Trends in Older Worker Displacement (September 2008)
by Maria Heidkamp & Carl E. Van Horn - Self-Employment as a Step in the Retirement Process (September 2008)
by Michael D. Giandrea, Kevin E. Cahill, and Joseph F. Quinn - The Interlocking Careers of Older Workers and Their Adult Children (April 2008)
by Stephen Sweet & Mary Johggerst - Quality of Employment and Life Satisfaction: A Relationship that Matters for Older Workers (March 2008)
by Jessica K. M. Johnson, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Elyssa Besen, Michael A. Smyer, and Christina Matz-Costa - Generational Differences in Perceptions of Older Workers’ Capabilities (November 2007)
by Jacquelyn B. James, Jennifer E. Swanberg, & Sharon P. McKechnie - Responsive Workplaces for Older Workers: Job Quality, Flexibility and Employee Engagement (October 2007)
by Jacquelyn B. James, Jennifer E. Swanberg, & Sharon P. McKechnie - Employers-of-Choice in Countries-of-Choice (October 2007)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Noriko Kameda, Tay McNamara, Marcus Catsouphes, Kathy Lynch, Arianne Ollier-Malaterre, Emma Parry, Celina Pagani-Tousignant, Philip Taylor & Martin B. Tracy - Today's Multi-Generational Workforce: A Proposition of Value (August 2007)
by Ce Shen, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. Smyer - The 21st Century Multi-Generational Workplace (June 2007)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. Smyer - Does Health Insurance Affect the Employment of Older Workers? (June 2007)
by Joanna Lahey - Civic Engagement: Volunteering Dynamics and Flexible Work Options (May 2007)
by John Havens and Tay K. McNamara - Down Shifting: The Role of Bridge Jobs after Career Employment (April 2007)
by Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea and Joseph F. Quinn - One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Workplace Flexibility (March 2006)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael Smyer - How Old Are Today’s Older Workers (February 2006)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael Smyer - Getting the Fit Right: Flexible Work Options and Older Workers (July 2005)
by Kathleen Christensen - Businesses: How Are They Preparing For the Aging Workforce? (July 2005)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. Smyer - Older Workers: What Keeps Them Working? (July 2005)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. Smyer
Research Highlights
Summarize key findings from Center research, containing valuable information concerning the effective management of an aging workforce for employers in both the private and the public sectors.
- States as Employers-of-Choice (April 2009)
by Tay McNamara, Michelle Wong, Melissa Brown & Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes - Age & Generations: Understanding Experiences at the Workplace(March 2009)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Christina Matz-Costa, and Elyssa Besen - The CitiSales Study of Older Workers: Employee Engagement, Job Quality, Health and Well-being (November 2008)
by Jacquelyn B. James, Jennifer E. Swanberg, and Sharon P. McKechnie - National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development (March 2007)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Michael A. Smyer, Christina Matz-Costa, and Katherine Kane - Benchmark Study: Summary Report (December 2006)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Katherine Kane, Michael A. Smyer, and Ce Shen - Diverse Employment Experiences of Older Men and Women in the Workforce (November 2005)
by James T. Bond and Ellen M. Galinsky with Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. Smyer - Insight About Older Workers from the National Study of the Changing Workforce (November 2005)
by James T. Bond and Ellen M. Galinsky with Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. Smyer
Fact Sheets
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.
- Older Workers’ Preferences for Work and Employment UPDATED (October 2009)
- Unemployment UPDATED (October 2009)
- Timing of Retirement and the Current Economic Crisis (August 2009)
- Education and Training in the Multi-Generational Workplace (July 2009)
- Health Behaviors and Health Care Costs in the Multigenerational Workforce (June 2009)
- State Population Aged 55+ with College Degree (March 2009)
- Factors Affecting Older Women in the Workforce (March 2009)
- State Unemployment Rates for Persons Aged 55+ (January 2009)
- Recruitment and Retention of Older Workers (January 2009)
- Older Worker Gender Differences in Using Flexible Work Options (December 2008)
- Older Workers & Gender (December 2008)
- State Unemployment Rates by Age Group (June 2008)
- State Government Workforce by Age Group (June 2008)
- Unemployment (June 2008)
- Employer-Provided Health Insurance (June 2008)
- Injury & Productivity in the Multigenerational Workplace (April 2008)
- Health & Productivity in the Multigenerational Workplace (March 2008)
- Flex Options: Flexible Schedules (March 2008)
- Flex Options: Self-Employment & Consulting (March 2008)
- Mental Health (September 2007)
- Bridge Jobs(August 2007)
- Part-time Work (July 2007)
- The Multi-Generational Workplace (July 2007)
- Phased Retirement (June 2007)
- Age Bias And Employment Discrimination (February 2007)
- Employer Sponsored Pensions (February 2007)
- Age and the Labor Force (January 2007)
- Social Security and Older Workers (January 2007)
- Voluntarism Among Older Adults (January 2007)
- Elder Caregiving (October 2006)
Policy Briefs
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 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.
- Australia Public Policy (October 2009)
by Erin Watson, Philip Taylor, Joanne Goodall, and Tia Di Bias - Singapore Public Policy (October 2009)
by Shanyuan Foo - Japan Public Policy (July 2009)
by Masa Higo & Atsuhiro Yamada - Armenia Public Policy (July 2009)
by Shoghik Hovhannisyan - 21st Century Age Demographics: Opportunities for Visionary State Leadership (March 2008)
by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Sandee Shulkin, Chelsea Lettieri, Michelle Wong, Tay McNamara & Michael A. Smyer - Phased Retirement (August 2007)
by Chantel Sheaks, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes & Michael A. Smyer
Comparative Policy Summaries
Our Global Policy Summaries provide cross-national comparisons of multiple countries on various types of legislation regarding various age-work considerations.
- Measures that Affect the Quality of Part-Time or Reduced-Hour Work (May 2009)
by Ariane Hegewisch & Janet C. Gornick - Measures that Govern Rights to Alternative Work Arrangements (August 2008)
by Ariane Hegewisch, Diana Polson & Janet C. Gornick
State Profiles
The State Profiles include information about the age demographics of the population, age demographics of the labor force, industry sectors and occupational groups, education and workforce preparedness, and legislative readiness.
- State Leadership for Older Workers: Comparisons of State Workforce Demographics Trends for Adults Aged 55+ (October 2008)
by Michelle Wong, Gloria Tower, Tay McNamara & Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
Country Profiles
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.
- Armenia (June 2009)
compiled by Shoghik Hovhannisyan - China (November 2008)
complied by Qingwen Xu & Farooq Pasha - Denmark (August 2009)
complied by Julie A. Norstrand - Greece (May 2009)
complied by Rea Prouska - India (September 2009)
compiled by Rucha Bhate - Italy (July 2009)
compiled by Isabella Blengini - Japan (August 2008)
compiled by Masa Higo - Kenya (September 2009)
compiled by Elizabeth Okongo - Pakistan (September 2008)
compiled by Farooq Pasha - Singapore (July 2009)
compiled by Shanyuan Foo - South Africa (Agust 2009)
complied by Rene Carapinha - South Korea (October 2008)
complied by Jungui Lee, with Min-A Jung - United States (April 2008)
“Mind the Gap” Employee/Employer Perspective Country Reports
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.
- China – Employee (June 2009)
by Qingwen Xu - Japan – Employee (May 2009)
by Masa Higo & Shoghik Hovhannisyan - Japan – Employer (April 2009)
by Masa Higo & Atsuhiro Yamada - Singapore – Employer (September 2009)
by Shanyuan Foo - South Korea – Employee (May 2008)
by Min-A Jung & Jungui Lee - South Korea – Employer (June 2008)
by Jungui Lee - United Kingdom – Employer (June 2008)
by Emma Parry - United States – Employee (November 2008)
by Tay McNamara, Ariane Ollier-Malaterre & Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes - United States – Employer (November 2008)
by Emma Parry, Tay McNamara & Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes