Urban Institute: Retirees/Seniors http://www.urban.org/retirees/index.cfm Urban Institute reports on: Retirees/Seniors - The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. en-us Copyright 2009 Urban Institute http://backend.userland.com/rss Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:35:38 EST Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/images/UI_logo_29x29.jpg 29 29 http://www.urban.org <![CDATA[Are Health Care Costs a Burden for Older Americans?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411924&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts ) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[National Long-Term Care Insurance: How Much Would It Cost?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001290&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Howard Gleckman ) Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Revitalizing Social Security: Effectively Targeting Benefit Enhancements for Low Lifetime Earners and the Oldest Old]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901268&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa Favreault ) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Will the Stock Market Collapse Affect Retirement Incomes? : Older Americans' Economic Security No. 20]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411914&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Karen E. Smith, Eric Toder ) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411904&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts ) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[What about long-term care?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001273&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Howard Gleckman ) Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Older Workers on the Move: Recareering in Later Life]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001272&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Janette Kawachi, Eric Lewis ) Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Financial Crisis Affecting Retirement Savings? : May 2009, Update]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411880&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Mauricio Soto ) Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[What the 2008 Stock Market Crash Means for Retirement Security]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411876&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Karen E. Smith, Eric Toder ) Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Securing Social Security: Lessons for the Next Debate]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901251&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa Favreault ) Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rising Tides and Retirement: The Aggregate and Distributional Effects of Differential Wage Growth on Social Security]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411872&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa Favreault ) Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Impact of Changing Earnings Volatility on Retirement Wealth]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411873&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Austin Nichols, Melissa Favreault ) Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Health Reform in the 21st Century: Reforming the Health Care Delivery System : Before the United States House Committee on Ways and Means]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901244&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Robert A. Berenson ) Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Do Health Problems Reduce Consumption at Older Ages?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411858&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Richard W. Johnson, Gordon Mermin ) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[A New Minimum Benefit for Low Lifetime Earners]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411853&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa Favreault ) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Financial Hardship before and after Social Security's Eligibility Age]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411854&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Gordon Mermin ) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Comparisons of MINT 2003 and 2004 Projections with Survey Data]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411850&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Karen E. Smith, Katherine Michelmore, Eric Toder ) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Financial Crisis Affecting Retirement Savings?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411847&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Mauricio Soto ) Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unemployment Rate Hits All-Time High for Adults Age 65 and Older]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411846&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts ) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Promoting Economic Security at Older Ages through Workforce Development : Written Testimony to the Senate Special Committee on Aging U.S. Congress]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901239&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson ) Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[It's Not Easy Being Gray: The New Rules of Retirement]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411840&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Economic Recovery Package Will Help Poor Older Adults, but More Could Be Done]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901221&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sheila R. Zedlewski ) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unemployment Rate Soars for Older Men with Limited Education]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901223&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts ) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Federal Taxes and the Elderly]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001246&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Rudolph G. Penner ) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Disappearing Defined Benefit Pension and Its Potential Impact on the Retirement Incomes of Boomers]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411831&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Howard Iams, Karen E. Smith, Eric Toder ) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Senior Unemployment Rate Hits 31-Year High]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901210&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson ) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Recession Affecting Older Workers?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411804&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson ) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Diversity in Retirement Wealth Accumulation]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411805&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gordon Mermin, Desmond Toohey, Sheila R. Zedlewski ) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Older Workers and the Recession]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901205&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson ) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Financial Crisis Affecting Retirement Savings?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901206&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Mauricio Soto ) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Are Baby Boomers Saving Enough for Their Retirement?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411794&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Rudolph G. Penner ) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scholars Delve Into How Money, Family Structure, and Culture Influence Care of the Elderly]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901196&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Do Disabilities Affect Future Retirement Benefits?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411780&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Gordon Mermin ) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Economic Turmoil Affecting Older Americans?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411765&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Mauricio Soto, Sheila R. Zedlewski ) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Much Could Reverse Mortgages Contribute to Retirement Incomes?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411763&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sheila R. Zedlewski, Brendan Cushing-Daniels, Eric Lewis ) Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Sunday Forum: The Debt Bomb]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901194&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Rudolph G. Penner ) Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Are Low-Wage Workers Destined for Low Income at Retirement?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411756&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Eric Toder ) Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Will Changing Job Demands Boost Older Workers' Prospects?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411757&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Gordon Mermin ) Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Distributional Analysis of Pension and Social Security Reforms : Alternative Approaches and a Report on an Expert Panel Meeting]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411753&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Eric Toder ) Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boomers at the Bottom: How Will Low Income Boomers Cope with Retirement]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001217&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Eric Toder, Desmond Toohey ) Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Storm Clouds Ahead for 401(k) Plans?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411747&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Pamela Perun ) Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Will Employers Want Aging Boomers?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411705&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gordon Mermin, Richard W. Johnson, Eric Toder ) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Job Market for Aging Boomers Will Favor Brains Over Brawn]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901187&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Comment on "Enabling Families to Weather Emergencies and Develop"]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411736&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Edward N. Wolff ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[States Will Find Their Own Solutions]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411732&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Larry Temple ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[A Preliminary Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans (Summary)]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411702&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Tax Policy Center ) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Strains and Drains of Long-Term Care]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001188&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson ) Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Why Not a "Super Simple" Saving Plan for the United States?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411676&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Pamela Perun, C. Eugene Steuerle ) Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[More Older Americans are Poor than the Official Measure Suggests]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411670&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sheila R. Zedlewski, Barbara Butrica ) Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Measuring Personal Saving: A Tale of American Profligacy]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411671&RSSFeed=UI_Retirees/Seniors.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Rudolph G. Penner ) Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST