The Sloan Research Network on Aging & Work

In 2015, a new grant for 30 additional months was awarded for: Building a Multi- disciplinary Research Network on the Study of Aging & Work. The goal is to build the Network into a robust and sustainable network of scholars.

For Whom the Pandemic Tolls: A Person-Centric Analysis of Older Workers

Type of Content: Research

Subtype: Journal Article

Resource Title: For Whom the Pandemic Tolls: A Person-Centric Analysis of Older Workers

Publication Title: Work, Aging and Retirement: 6, (4) 238–241

Publish Date: October 2020

We offer a worker-centric perspective on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the aging workforce. We briefly describe 3 broad characteristics of pandemics—mortality salience, isolation from the workplace, and rising unemployment—in terms of their associated pathways of influence on older workers, and recommendations for future research.

For Whom the Pandemic Tolls: A Person-Centric Analysis of Older Workers

Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3om4h1l