Neumark receives grant to study age discrimination
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Neumark receives grant to study age discrimination
- July 19, 2013
- Findings may help policy makers develop laws to help older workers reenter the job market
David Neumark, economics Chancellor’s Professor and Center for Economics & Public
Policy director, has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study
age discrimination in employer hiring practices. As the U.S. population continues
to age, the dependency ratio rises. Extending the work life of older workers could
help lower this ratio by increasing tax revenues and decreasing public expenditures
on insurance and retirement. Age discrimination in employer hiring practices, however,
may limit this trajectory. Findings from this study will help policy makers understand
if discrimination is a factor and if so, identify areas in which policies could be
created to combat it.
The study begins in October and will run through September 2015.
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