Freitag and Hill Co-Author Study on Retirement and Poverty During the Pandemic
Posted: 1/3/2024 ()
The COVID-19 pandemic altered many Americans’ retirement plans, pushing some into early retirement while prompting others to delay. These shifts may affect income sources and the risk of falling into poverty, but existing research has largely overlooked these issues. CSDE Affiliates Callie Freitag (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Heather Hill (Evans School) recently authored a study entitled “Labor Force Transitions, Income Changes, and Poverty Entries Among Older Workers: 2018-2023” in Innovation and Aging that explores these questions. The study uses 2018–2023 Current Population Survey data to analyze labor force transitions and income changes among adults aged 50 and older during the pandemic. Read the full study here.