Are older workers good for business?

Quinby, Laura D., Gal Wettstein, and James Giles. “Are older workers good for business?”. Issue in Brief 2023-24, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, November 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109875.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) A common concern is that an aging workforce will reduce productivity and firm profitability, yet the evidence to date is mixed. (2) This analysis examines the issue using a large sample from the most recent available Census data that links employees to their employers. (3) The results show little evidence that older workers reduce productivity or profitability, although wide variation by industry exists. (4) Thus, concern about an aging workforce hampering economic performance may be overblown.

Title
Are older workers good for business?
Author
Quinby, Laura D.
Wettstein, Gal
Giles, James
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
November 2023
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in Brief
Series Number
2023-24
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109875
Use Restrictions
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Subject
Older Workers

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