The Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Challenge of Population Aging

39 Pages Posted: 15 Sep 2008 Last revised: 15 Aug 2022

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David Neumark

University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Date Written: September 2008

Abstract

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.

Suggested Citation

Neumark, David, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Challenge of Population Aging (September 2008). NBER Working Paper No. w14317, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1267548

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