Facilitating Work at Older Ages

Joanna Lahey and Kevin S. Milligan, Organizers

November 13, 2020

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, November 13
10:30 am
Welcome by Joanna Lahey and Kevin Milligan
10:35 am
Simon Jäger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Benjamin Schoefer, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Michael Siegenthaler, KOF Swiss Economic Institute

The Labor Market Consequences of Barriers to Job Mobility: Evidence from Pension Portability
11:30 am
Robert L. Clark, North Carolina State University and NBER
John B. Shoven, Stanford University and NBER
Sita Slavov, George Mason University and NBER

Firm and Worker Response to Proposals to Reduce the Tax Wedge on Working for Older Americans (slides)
12:25 pm
Break
1:05 pm
Joanna Lahey, Texas A&M University and NBER
Roberto M. Mosquera, Universidad de las Americas

Age and the Labor Market for Hispanics in the United States (slides)
2:00 pm
Damon Jones, University of Chicago and NBER
David Molitor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
Julian Reif, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER

Workplace Wellness Programs and Older Workers
2:55 pm
Concluding Remarks by Joanna Lahey and Kevin Milligan
3:00 pm
Adjourn
Each talk to last 40 min with an additional 15 min for questions and discussion after