Entire book (396 pp., 880K)

June 2007
Editors: Katharine Bradbury, Christopher L. Foote, and Robert K. Triest

Contents

Entire book (396 pp., 880K)

1. Introduction

U.S. Labor Supply in the Twenty-First Century
Katherine Bradbury, Christopher L. Foote, and Robert K. Triest

2. The Outlook for Labor Supply in the United States

The Effect of Population Aging on Aggregate Labor Supply in the United States
Bruce Fallick and Jonathan Pingle, with discussion by Chinhui Juhn and Lisa M. Lynch

3. The Labor Supply of Older Americans

The Labor Supply of Older American Men
Alicia H. Munnell and Steven A. Sass, with discussion by Robert Hutchens and Joyce Manchester

4. How Structural Shifts in Labor Demand Affect Labor Supply Prospects

Structural Demand Shifts and Potential Labor Supply Responses in the New Century
David H. Autor, with discussion by Jared Bernstein and Gary Burtless

5. The Cyclical Sensitivity of Labor Supply

Cyclical Movements along the Labor Supply Function
Robert E. Hall, with discussion by Katharine G. Abraham and Susanto Basu

6. Labor Supply and Labor Demand in the Long Run

U.S. Labor Supply and Demand in the Long Run
Dale W. Jorgenson, Richard J. Goettle, Mun S. Ho, Daniel T. Slesnick, and Peter J. Wilcoxen, with discussion by Richard Berner and Erik Brynjolfsson

7. Current and Future Challenges for Policy and Research

Public Policy and the Labor Supply of Older Americans
Stanford G. Ross

The Seven Deadly Sins in Aging Policy and Research: A Cautionary List for Policy Makers and Prognosticators
C. Eugene Steuerle