Saturday, May 5 / 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM   •   Union Square 19-20

Session 172:
Economic Growth, Economic Shocks, and the Older Population

Chair: Richard W. Johnson, Urban Institute
Discussant: Melissa M. Favreault, Urban Institute

  1. The Great Recession and the Retirement Plans of Older Americans • Brooke H. McFall, University of Michigan

  2. The Added-Worker Effect in Late Career • Desmond Toohey, University of Michigan

  3. Recession Depression: Physical and Mental Health Effects of the Stock Market Crash • Melissa McInerney, College of William and Mary ; Jennifer Mellor, College of William and Mary ; Lauren H. Nicholas, University of Michigan

  4. Economic Conditions at Birth and Later Mortality: Scarring or Selection? • Mikko Myrskylä, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Thuan Thai, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Other sessions on Population and Aging