Joseph F Quinn
Biographic Data
| ID | 3772056 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph F Quinn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph F |
| FAMILY NAME | Quinn |
| SIGNATURE | QUINN J F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7305-2256 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
To what extent are older career workers’ hourly wages reduced when work hours are scaled back
Older workers generally, and pension-eligible workers in particular, face many trade-offs when it comes to continued work later in life. In this study, we explore the degree to which older workers accept lower hourly wages in return for hours reductions. We use longitudinal, biennial data on nearly 14,000 older Americans from the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study. The Health and Retirement Study began in 1992 and now contains …
Does Bridge Employment Mitigate or Exacerbate Inequalities Later in Life
Most older Americans with career employment change jobs at least once before retiring from the labor market. Much is known about the prevalence and determinants of these bridge jobs, yet relatively little is known about the implications of such job changes—compared to direct exits from a career job—upon economic disparities in later life. In this article, we use 26 years of longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study to document the va…
Is Bridge Job Activity Overstated
Considerable prior research has shown that most older Americans with career employment transition to bridge jobs before exiting the labor force. One criticism of this research is that bridge job activity may be overstated because the definition of a bridge job in the existing literature does not require a change in occupation. For some, the "bridge job" may just be another in a series of job changes, and not a prelude to retirement. This article …
The Relative Effectiveness of the Minimum Wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit as Anti-Poverty Tools
In the search for effective measures to combat poverty, two government policies have been given much attention. One is the establishment of a federal minimum wage to help workers secure a decent standard of living. The second measure is the Earned Income Tax Credit, which gives tax refunds to workers in households that fall below a set standard of income. Both policies have supporters and critics regarding the effectiveness of the policies. This …
Centella asiatica modulates antioxidant and mitochondrial pathways and improves cognitive function in mice
To What Extent is Gradual Retirement a Product of Financial Necessity
Changes in the retirement income landscape over the past 30 years have left older Americans more exposed to market forces than prior generations, and more reliant on earnings to ensure their financial stability at older ages. These earnings come from a variety of nontraditional paths to retirement. Most older Americans reduce hours in career employment, change employers later in life, reenter the labor force after an initial retirement, or follow…
The new world of retirement income security in America
We have entered a new world of retirement income security in America, with older individuals more exposed to market risk and more vulnerable to financial insecurity than prior generations. This reflects an evolution that has altered the historical vision of a financially secure retirement supported by Social Security, a defined-benefit pension plan, and individual savings. Today, 2 of these 3 retirement income sources-pensions and savings-are abs…
Retirement Patterns From Career Employment
PURPOSE: This article investigates how older Americans leave their career jobs and estimates the extent of intermediate labor force activity (bridge jobs) between full-time work on a career job and complete labor-force withdrawal. DESIGN AND METHODS: Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we explored the work histories and retirement patterns of a cohort of retirees aged 51 to 61 in 1992 during a 10-year period in both cross-sectional a…
The Future of Pensions in the United States
Introduction Ray Schmitt 1. Gaps In Retirement Income Adequacy -Emily S. Andrews Comments by Donald S. Grubbs, Jr. Comments by Gary D. Hendricks Comments by Bruce D. Schobel 2. Innovations and Trends In Pension Plan Coverage, Type, and Design -Olivia S. Mitchell and Anna M. Rappaport Comments by Alan L. Gustman Comments by Marc M. Twinney, Jr. 3. Roundtable Discussion: Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Trends -Ray Schmitt (Moderator), Angela C…
Ending Mandatory Retirement for Tenured Faculty
Passing the Torch: The Influence of Economic Incentives on Work and Retirement
This book summarizes research on individual retirement decisions and aggregate retirement trends. It also serves as an excellent reference source on the economics of retirement
The Wage Carrot and the Pension Stick: Retirement Benefits and Labor Force Participation
Kotlikoff and Wise document the continued backloading of pension benefits and the extent of retirement incentives by examining pension accrual in over 1,500 companies with defined benefit plans. They also perform a detailed analysis on the retirement plan of a Fortune 500 company
Retirement Among American Men
Do Retirement Dreams Come True? The Effect of Unanticipated Events on Retirement Plans
Analyzing data from the Retirement History Study, the authors find that the retirement plans of male workers aged 58-63 in 1969 were significantly affected by unanticipated events over the next decade. Specifically, unanticipated increases in Social Security wealth induced retirement earlier than originally planned, as did deterioration in personal health, whereas the recession of the 1970s tended to delay retirement. This evidence that policy ch…
Policy Issues in Work and Retirement
Influencing Retirement Behavior: A Key Issue for Social Security
Recent trends toward earlier retirement threaten future supplies of labor and the financial stability of many of our public and private pension systems. One of the few federal efforts now in place to reverse this trend has been the 1977 law outlawing mandatory retirement before age 70 for most American workers. This legislation by itself will have little effect on retirement patterns, because strong financial incentives to retire remain imbedded …
Social Security and Pensions in Transition: Understanding the American Retirement System
The new world of retirement income security in America
We have entered a new world of retirement income security in America, with older individuals more exposed to market risk and more vulnerable to financial insecurity than prior generations. This reflects an evolution that has altered the historical vision of a financially secure retirement supported by Social Security, a defined-benefit pension plan, and individual savings. Today, 2 of these 3 retirement income sources-pensions and savings-are abs…
Do Retirement Dreams Come True? The Effect of Unanticipated Events on Retirement Plans
Analyzing data from the Retirement History Study, the authors find that the retirement plans of male workers aged 58-63 in 1969 were significantly affected by unanticipated events over the next decade. Specifically, unanticipated increases in Social Security wealth induced retirement earlier than originally planned, as did deterioration in personal health, whereas the recession of the 1970s tended to delay retirement. This evidence that policy ch…
To What Extent is Gradual Retirement a Product of Financial Necessity
Changes in the retirement income landscape over the past 30 years have left older Americans more exposed to market forces than prior generations, and more reliant on earnings to ensure their financial stability at older ages. These earnings come from a variety of nontraditional paths to retirement. Most older Americans reduce hours in career employment, change employers later in life, reenter the labor force after an initial retirement, or follow…
Is Bridge Job Activity Overstated
Considerable prior research has shown that most older Americans with career employment transition to bridge jobs before exiting the labor force. One criticism of this research is that bridge job activity may be overstated because the definition of a bridge job in the existing literature does not require a change in occupation. For some, the "bridge job" may just be another in a series of job changes, and not a prelude to retirement. This article …
Does Bridge Employment Mitigate or Exacerbate Inequalities Later in Life
Most older Americans with career employment change jobs at least once before retiring from the labor market. Much is known about the prevalence and determinants of these bridge jobs, yet relatively little is known about the implications of such job changes—compared to direct exits from a career job—upon economic disparities in later life. In this article, we use 26 years of longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study to document the va…
To what extent are older career workers’ hourly wages reduced when work hours are scaled back
Older workers generally, and pension-eligible workers in particular, face many trade-offs when it comes to continued work later in life. In this study, we explore the degree to which older workers accept lower hourly wages in return for hours reductions. We use longitudinal, biennial data on nearly 14,000 older Americans from the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study. The Health and Retirement Study began in 1992 and now contains …
Social Security and Pensions in Transition: Understanding the American Retirement System
Influencing Retirement Behavior: A Key Issue for Social Security
Recent trends toward earlier retirement threaten future supplies of labor and the financial stability of many of our public and private pension systems. One of the few federal efforts now in place to reverse this trend has been the 1977 law outlawing mandatory retirement before age 70 for most American workers. This legislation by itself will have little effect on retirement patterns, because strong financial incentives to retire remain imbedded …
Policy Issues in Work and Retirement
Do Retirement Dreams Come True? The Effect of Unanticipated Events on Retirement Plans
Analyzing data from the Retirement History Study, the authors find that the retirement plans of male workers aged 58-63 in 1969 were significantly affected by unanticipated events over the next decade. Specifically, unanticipated increases in Social Security wealth induced retirement earlier than originally planned, as did deterioration in personal health, whereas the recession of the 1970s tended to delay retirement. This evidence that policy ch…
Retirement Among American Men
Passing the Torch: The Influence of Economic Incentives on Work and Retirement
This book summarizes research on individual retirement decisions and aggregate retirement trends. It also serves as an excellent reference source on the economics of retirement
The Wage Carrot and the Pension Stick: Retirement Benefits and Labor Force Participation
Kotlikoff and Wise document the continued backloading of pension benefits and the extent of retirement incentives by examining pension accrual in over 1,500 companies with defined benefit plans. They also perform a detailed analysis on the retirement plan of a Fortune 500 company
Ending Mandatory Retirement for Tenured Faculty
The Future of Pensions in the United States
Introduction Ray Schmitt 1. Gaps In Retirement Income Adequacy -Emily S. Andrews Comments by Donald S. Grubbs, Jr. Comments by Gary D. Hendricks Comments by Bruce D. Schobel 2. Innovations and Trends In Pension Plan Coverage, Type, and Design -Olivia S. Mitchell and Anna M. Rappaport Comments by Alan L. Gustman Comments by Marc M. Twinney, Jr. 3. Roundtable Discussion: Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Trends -Ray Schmitt (Moderator), Angela C…
Retirement Patterns From Career Employment
PURPOSE: This article investigates how older Americans leave their career jobs and estimates the extent of intermediate labor force activity (bridge jobs) between full-time work on a career job and complete labor-force withdrawal. DESIGN AND METHODS: Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we explored the work histories and retirement patterns of a cohort of retirees aged 51 to 61 in 1992 during a 10-year period in both cross-sectional a…
Centella asiatica modulates antioxidant and mitochondrial pathways and improves cognitive function in mice
To What Extent is Gradual Retirement a Product of Financial Necessity
Changes in the retirement income landscape over the past 30 years have left older Americans more exposed to market forces than prior generations, and more reliant on earnings to ensure their financial stability at older ages. These earnings come from a variety of nontraditional paths to retirement. Most older Americans reduce hours in career employment, change employers later in life, reenter the labor force after an initial retirement, or follow…
The new world of retirement income security in America
We have entered a new world of retirement income security in America, with older individuals more exposed to market risk and more vulnerable to financial insecurity than prior generations. This reflects an evolution that has altered the historical vision of a financially secure retirement supported by Social Security, a defined-benefit pension plan, and individual savings. Today, 2 of these 3 retirement income sources-pensions and savings-are abs…
The Relative Effectiveness of the Minimum Wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit as Anti-Poverty Tools
In the search for effective measures to combat poverty, two government policies have been given much attention. One is the establishment of a federal minimum wage to help workers secure a decent standard of living. The second measure is the Earned Income Tax Credit, which gives tax refunds to workers in households that fall below a set standard of income. Both policies have supporters and critics regarding the effectiveness of the policies. This …
Is Bridge Job Activity Overstated
Considerable prior research has shown that most older Americans with career employment transition to bridge jobs before exiting the labor force. One criticism of this research is that bridge job activity may be overstated because the definition of a bridge job in the existing literature does not require a change in occupation. For some, the "bridge job" may just be another in a series of job changes, and not a prelude to retirement. This article …
Does Bridge Employment Mitigate or Exacerbate Inequalities Later in Life
Most older Americans with career employment change jobs at least once before retiring from the labor market. Much is known about the prevalence and determinants of these bridge jobs, yet relatively little is known about the implications of such job changes—compared to direct exits from a career job—upon economic disparities in later life. In this article, we use 26 years of longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study to document the va…
To what extent are older career workers’ hourly wages reduced when work hours are scaled back
Older workers generally, and pension-eligible workers in particular, face many trade-offs when it comes to continued work later in life. In this study, we explore the degree to which older workers accept lower hourly wages in return for hours reductions. We use longitudinal, biennial data on nearly 14,000 older Americans from the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study. The Health and Retirement Study began in 1992 and now contains …
Retirement, Disability, and Employment (15 works) · Economics (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Business (7 works) · Labour economics (7 works) · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (6 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (6 works) · Social security (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works)