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In Brief: Comparing Long-Term Care in Germany and the United States  / Research Report
October 2007— This brief summary of a similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Mary Jo Gibson and Donald L. Redfoot examines developments in the long-term care (LTC) systems in Germany and the United States to understand their impact on financing and coverage, consumer options and choice, family caregivers, the LTC workforce, and the quality of services. It also provides a brief overview of LTC reform proposals in both countries. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB150)

Comparing Long-Term Care in Germany and the United States: What Can We Learn from Each Other?  / Research Report
October 2007— This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Mary Jo Gibson and Donald L. Redfoot examines developments in the long-term care (LTC) systems in Germany and the United States to understand their impact on financing and coverage, consumer options and choice, family caregivers, the LTC workforce, and the quality of services. It also provides a brief overview of LTC reform proposals in both countries. (68 pages) (Publication ID: 2007-19)

AARP Profit From Experience: Perspectives of Employers, Workers and Policymakers in the G7 Countries on the New Demographic Realities  / Research Report
September 2007— How prepared are the world’s leading economies to cope with the accelerating aging of their workforces? And what are they doing about it? This AARP study by Towers Perrin explores how governments, employers and employees are responding in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. (119 pages)

In Brief: Quality Assurance for Long-Term Care: The Experiences of England, Australia, Germany and Japan  / Research Report
February 2007— A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper of the same name in which a team of researchers headed by Joshua M. Wiener of RTI International examines the long-term care quality assurance systems in four developed countries—England, Australia, Germany and Japan. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB136)

Quality Assurance for Long-Term Care: The Experiences of England, Australia, Germany and Japan  / Research Report
February 2007— Systems for public financing of long-term care (LTC) and for regulating and monitoring the quality of LTC services in four developed countries--England, Australia, Germany and Japan--are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by a team of researchers headed by Joshua M. Wiener of RTI International. (89 pages) (Publication ID: 2007-05)

In Brief: Mandatory Employer Pensions in Ireland, Germany, and the United Kingdom  / Research Report
January 2007— A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Sophie Korczyk revealing lessons about expanding U.S. pension coverage to be learned from Irish, German and U.K. experiences in operating their new mandatory (on employers) 401(k)-type pension plans and comparing the plans’ features with those of American 401(k)s. (1 page) (Publication ID: INB134)

Mandatory Employer Pensions in Ireland, Germany, and the United Kingdom  / Research Report
January 2007— Features of the new mandatory (on employers) 401(k)-type pension plans in Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom are compared with American 401(k) plans in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Sophie Korczyk. The study includes lessons to be learned from the three countries’ experiences that are applicable to expanding U.S. pension coverage. (30 pages) (Publication ID: 2007-03)

Fighting Identity Theft: Lessons from the United Kingdom  / Research Report
June 2006— The chip and PIN system’s effectiveness in reducing several types of card fraud, including counterfeit card fraud and account takeover fraud, in Britain and other countries using similar technology – and its possible applicability to America’s identification theft problems – are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Neal Walters. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS129)

Electronic Personal Health Records: Lessons From Abroad  / Opinion
March 2006— Don Detmer, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Medical Informatics Association discusses approaches to the evolving technology of personal health records in Australia, Canada, England, and New Zealand.

Learning from Abroad: Lessons and Questions on Personal Health Records for National Policy  / Research Report
March 2006— The status of personal health record adoption in Australia, Canada, England and New Zealand is described in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Don Detmer, M.D., and Elaine Steen. While concluding that differences between the U.S. health care system and those in the nations studied preclude wholesale borrowing of ideas and approaches, they identify areas of common focus and shared purpose. (81 pages) (Publication ID: 2006-10)

Health Policies and Trends in OECD Countries  / Event
March 2006— AARP Global Aging Program Idea Exchange with Peter Scherer, Head of the Health Division, Employment and Social Affairs Directorate, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Reforming Social Security: Lessons from Abroad  / Research Report
December 2005— Four nations’ experiences with pension reform involving privatization are examined in papers by international pension experts presented at the May 2005 AARP Public Policy Institute seminar. Authors and countries covered include James Schulz on Australia; Michael Mendelson, Canada; John B. Williamson, Chile; David Blake and John Turner, United Kingdom.

Old Age Income Support in the 21st Century: An International Perspective on Pension Systems and Reform  / Event
April 2006— AARP Global Aging Program Idea Exchange with Robert Holzmann, Director of the Social Protection & Labor Department of the Human Development Network of the World Bank

60 is the New 55: Older Workers and the Global Economy  / Event
April 2006— AARP Global Aging Program Idea Exchange with Sandra Lawson, Vice-President and Senior Global Economist for Goldman Sachs in New York.

International Retirement Security Survey: Country Summaries  / Research Report
October 2005— Results from a major international poll of the general population in ten countries, including the Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

In Brief: Social Security Privatization Around the World  / Research Report
October 2005— A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which John Turner examines social security privatization and its effects in different parts of the world. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB106)

Social Security Privatization Around the World  / Research Report
October 2005— The privatizing or partial privatizing of social security is occurring in an increasing number of countries around the world. What has been the experience of countries that have gone in that direction? In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper, John Turner examines social security privatization in different nations and regions of the world. (32 pages) (Publication ID: 2005-15)

In Brief: Social Security Pensionable Age in OECD Countries: 1949-2035  / Research Report
October 2005— A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which John Turner examines the pensionable or early retirement age policy of social security programs in 23 OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries over the years 1949-2035. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB105)

Social Security Pensionable Age in OECD Countries: 1949-2035  / Research Report
October 2005— The pensionable age for social security in many nations is going up. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper, John Turner examines the pensionable or early retirement age policy of social security programs in 23 OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries over the years 1949-2035. (55 pages) (Publication ID: 2005-16)

Moments of Truth: The Challenges of Co-ordinating Care For Older Persons  / Opinion
October 2005— A European research project has spotted innovative developments in long-term care delivery. By Bernd Marin, Kai Leichsenring, and Manfred Huber of the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research.

Confronting the Global Demands  / Speech
October 2005— Opening Remarks by AARP Board Member Jennie Chin Hansen at the International Forum on Long-Term Care on October 20, 2005

"We Shall Travel On": Quality of Care, Economic Development, and the International Migration of Long-Term Care Workers  / Research Report
October 2005— Long term care in developed countries is increasingly provided by workers migrating from developing countries. This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Donald L. Redfoot and Ari N. Houser examines demographic, social and political factors driving this phenomenon, as well as the impact of the migration on both source and receiving countries. (92 pages) (Publication ID: 2005-14)

Rethinking the Role of Older Workers: Promoting Older Worker Employment in Europe and Japan  / Research Report
October 2005— How is older-worker employment fostered in the European Union (EU) and Japan? This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by Sara E. Rix examines this question, providing data and commentary on the aging of populations, retirement trends, and the older worker, with particular focus on EU efforts to increase both the employment rate of older workers and the effective retirement age. (32 pages) (Publication ID: IB77)

Interview with Dr. Noriyuki Takayama  / News Release
October 2005— This interview with Dr. Takayama revolved around the recent national elections in Japan, which resulted in a landslide victory for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on September 11, 2005.

AARP Attorneys Advise European Union On Age Discrimination Law  / Opinion
August 2005— Thomas Osborne, Senior Attorney with AARP Litigation, discusses AARP's role in the fight to fully implement the promise of equal treatment for older workers set forth in the EU Framework Directive.

Presentation of International Retirement Security Survey Results  / Speech
July 2005— AARP CEO Bill Novelli presents results from the International Retirement Security Survey at the Reinventing Retirement: Balancing Risk international conference on July 19, 2005.

International Retirement Security Survey  / Research Report
July 2005— An AARP international survey on income security in retirement reveals public opinion in 10 developed nations: the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia, and the Netherlands. The survey shows how residents aged 30-65 differ in their retirement expectations, preparations, and public policy priorities. It also reveals how concerns, expectations, and preferred policy solutions cross national boundaries and are similar across borders. An executive summary and a power point presentation of the detailed findings are available. (116 pages)

The Future of Social Security  / Speech
July 2005— AARP President Marie Smith on the U.S. Social Security system and AARP’s role in the current debate on the Social Security reforms in the U.S. at The Future of Social Security conference in Santander, Spain on July 18, 2005.

The UK Pension System and International Best Practice  / Opinion
July 2005— Robert Laslett, Chief Economist for Pensions of the UK Department of Work and Pensions discusses how the UK is performing by international standards, and at what is interesting in the international scene.

Administrative Costs for Social Security Private Accounts  / Research Report
June 2005— Possible administrative costs for a carve-out account system within the U.S. Social Security program are estimated in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by John Turner based on Chile’s, Sweden’s and the United Kingdom’s experiences with similar systems. (4 pages) (Publication ID: FS120)

Who's in Charge? Consumer-Directed Care  / Speech
June 2005— AARP President Marie Smith delivers keynote address at the IAHSA Sixth International Conference - "Solutions for an Ageing Society: Sharing the Wisdom" on June 29, 2005 in Tronheim, Norway.

Prescription Drug Affordability: Importation and Safety  / Speech
June 2005— Remarks by AARP CEO William Novelli at the "Prescription Drug Importation: Can it Help America's Seniors?" forum on June 22, 2005.

Parallel Trading in Medicines: Europe's Experience and Its Implications for Commercial Drug Importation in the United States  / Research Report
June 2005— The European Union’s experience with commercial importation by licensed wholesalers of prescription drugs is examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Panos Kanavos of the London School of Economics, David Gross of PPI, and David Taylor of the University of London’s School of Pharmacy. (43 pages) (Publication ID: 2005-07)

How Social Security Keeps Older Persons Out of Poverty Across Developed Countries  / Research Report
May 2005— How or to what extent Social Security keeps older persons out of poverty in15 developed countries is analyzed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest by Ke Bin Wu which uses data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) database to examine changes in poverty rates of older persons with and without social security income. (8 pages) (Publication ID: DD118)

Helping Older Americans to Carry on Working Requires a Comprehensive Approach  / Opinion
May 2005— John Martin, OECD Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, discusses policies in the US to improve employment opportunities for older workers.

Eldertopia: A Vision for Old Age in a New World  / Opinion
April 2005— Bill Thomas, Author, Gerontologist, and AARP Visiting Scholar, discusses how older people are vital to the healthy functioning of our societies.

Old-Age Income Security in Australia  / Research Report
March 2005— Unlike most other high-income countries, Australia has never had an earnings-related social insurance pension system. Instead, retirees rely on a means-tested age pension and the more recent mandated employer-provided pension known as the superannuation guarantee. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Sara Rix discusses those two sources of retirement income and their lessons for the United States. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS108)

Social Security Privatization in Latin America  / Research Report
March 2005— Chile was a pioneer when it privatized its social security program in 1981. Other Latin American nations soon followed. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet, John Turner provides an overview of their experience. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS107)

Private Accounts in Sweden  / Research Report
March 2005— In 2000, Sweden established mandatory private accounts as part of its retirement income system. The Swedish private accounts require a contribution rate of 2.5 percent of wages as an add-on to a social security system that requires a contribution of 16 percent. So far, observes John Turner in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet, most workers have lost money on their private accounts. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS109)

Private Accounts in Chile  / Research Report
March 2005— In 1981, Chile ended its traditional social security program and required that all new private sector employees participate in private accounts. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by John Turner finds that the Chilean private account system has failed to provide adequate benefits for many workers, in part because of workers under-reporting their wages and under-paying their required contributions. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS110)

Re-tooling Retirement’s Tools  / Opinion
November 2004— AARP Global Report on Aging article by Bert Rurup, economist and pensions expert who heads a commission which is examining the German system of pensions.

The Ages of Optimism  / Publication
April 2006— AARP Global Report on Aging article by Nicholas Timmins, Public Policy Editor of the Financial Times since late 1996.

AGEing in Europe: Realizing and Promoting the Contributions of Older People  / Publication
April 2006— AARP Global Report on Aging article by Anne-Sophie Parent, Director of AGE, the European Older People's Platform.

From The Editor: The Dialogue  / Publication
April 2006— AARP Global Report on Aging article by editor-in-chief Ladan Manteghi, Director of AARP's Office of International Affairs.

From the CEO: Reinventing Retirement  / Publication
April 2006— This is the cover story of the 2004 Global Report on Aging special edition on Reinventing Retirement authored by AARP CEO William Novelli.

Reinventing Retirement: Strategies for an Aging World  / Speech
November 2004— Remarks by Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, UK at the Reinventing Retirement conference in London, November 18, 2004

New International Opinion Poll Finds Global Aging an Economic Priority, but G7 Nations Not Prepared  / News Release
November 2004— According to a new AARP survey, most opinion leaders from the leading industrialized nations are aware of the coming impact that aging will have on their respective economies.

Ageing in Europe: Realizing and Promoting the Contributions of Older People  / Opinion
November 2004— Anne-Sophie Parent, Director of AGE, the European Older People's Platform, argues that "aging is changing our societies rapidly and our cultural and policy framework needs to adapt."

Message from Marie Smith, AARP President, on the Occasion of the UN International Day of Older Persons 2004  / News Release
October 2004— AARP joins the United Nations in commemorating the fourteenth annual International Day of Older Persons.

International Trends in Public Pensions: Towards Strong Social Security Systems  / Opinion
September 2004— Dalmer Hoskins, ISSA Secretary General, argues "after more than a decade of pension reform, it is now becoming increasingly clear that adequacy of pension benefits has been neglected in the pursuit of financial sustainability."

In Brief: Long-Term Care Workers in Five Countries: Issues and Options  / Research Report
July 2004— A succinct synopsis of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Sophie Korczyk, examining the working conditions of long-term care paraprofessionals (such as nurse’s aides) in Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Canada, and Australia. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB86)

In Search of the Forgotten Consumers: How European Companies Treat the 50+ Market  / Research Report
June 2004— This is the event summary page for an AARP Idea Exchange with Jean-Paul Treguer, CEO of Senioragency.

AARP: A Global Partner in Aging  / Speech
June 2004— These are the remarks delivered by AARP Board Member Jose Maldonado at the International Congress on Aging in Mexico on June 16, 2004.

Why America Should Be Concerned About Global Aging  / Speech
June 2004— This is the speech AARP CEO William Novelli delivered at the National Press Club Newsmaker series on June 3, 2004.

Long-Term Care Workers in Five Countries: Issues and Options  / Research Report
June 2004— Issues that affect the long-term care paraprofessional workforce in five countries—Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Canada, and Australia—are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Sophie Korczyk.(41 pages) (Publication ID: 2004-07 )

E-Health: Roadmap for 21st Century Health Care Consumers  / Speech
May 2004— These are the remarks delivered by AARP President Marie Smith at the OECD Forum 2004.

What's New from AARP’s Global Aging Program?  / News Release
April 2004— Learn more about the AARP Global Aging Program.

Pathways to Global Aging: Opportunities for Practitioners and Other Gerontologists to Access the World  / Speech
April 2004— These are the remarks that Nancy LeaMond, former Director of AARP's Global Aging Program, delivered at the Panel on Pathways to Global Aging at the ASA/NCOA joint conference on April 15, 2004

Who Will Pay? Long-Term Fiscal Challenges Facing the Industrialized World  / Research Report
March 2004— A briefing by Peter Heller, Deputy Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF on March 23, 2004.

Aging of the population: two enigmas, one challenge  / Opinion
March 2004— Jørgen Mortensen, CEPS Senior Research Fellow, discusses two contemporary and puzzling enigmas - the decline in fertility and the increase in "work phobia"

A Balancing Act: Opening Statement by Ms. Mary Coughlan,  / Speech
March 2004— Opening Statement by Ms. Mary Coughlan, T.D., Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Ireland at the AARP-CEPS joint forum.

The Politics of Structural Pension Reform in Advanced Industrial Countries: Common and Distictive Challenges  / Speech
March 2004— This is a summary of remarks delivered by R. Kent Weaver at the AARP-CEPS forum on pension and employment reform on March 4, 2004 in Brussels

EFA Summary: The Nature of Work in the 21st Century: Employment in Later Life - Policies and Practices  / Speech
March 2004— These are remarks delivered by Samantha Mercer, Director of the UK Employers Forum on Age at the AARP-CEPS forum held on March 4, 2004 in Brussels.

Getting Tough: Countries Tackle Pension Reforms  / Speech
March 2004— These are the remarks delivered by W.R. McGillivray of the ISSA at the AARP-CEPS forum on March 4, 2004 in Brussels, Belgium

A Balancing Act: Opening Remarks by Nancy LeaMond  / Speech
March 2004— Opening Remarks at the March 4, 2004 forum co-hosted by AARP and the Centre for European Studies.

Sustaining Pension Systems and Ensuring Adequacy: Is it Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?  / Speech
March 2004— These are the remarks delivered by Theo Langejan, Chairman of the EU Social Protection Committee at the AARP-CEPS conference held in Brussels on March 4, 2004.

Sharing Responsibility: A Partnership to Promote Sound Pension Schemes and Secure Retirement  / Speech
March 2004— The are the closing remarks by Steen Langebaek, President of AGE, at the CEPS-AARP forum which took place on March 4, 2004 in Brussels.

Active Strategies for Older Workers: The Point of View of the European Trade Union Movement  / Speech
March 2004— The are remarks delivered by Martin Hutsebaut at the CEPS-AARP forum held on March 4, 2004 in Brussels.

The Nature of Work in the 21st Century: Employment in Later Life - Policies and Practices  / Speech
March 2004— These are the remarks made by AARP President Jim Parkel at the “A Balancing Act: Achieving Adequacy and Sustainability in Retirement Income Reform” forum in Brussels in March 2004.

A Balancing Act: Achieving Adequacy and Sustainability in Retirement Income Reform  / News Release
March 2004— AARP and the Centre for European Studies co-host this forum to examine pension and employment reform.

Pension Coverage Lessons for the United States from Other Countries  / Research Report
February 2004— Despite efforts to increase participation in retirement income preparation, only half of American workers have pension coverage. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper, Martin Rein of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and John Turner of PPI explore what the U.S. can learn from countries with higher pension coverage rates. (14 pages) (Publication ID: 2004-01)

Free to Age with Dignity and Purpose  / Speech
January 2004— This is a speech delivered by AARP Past President Jim Parkel at a Japanese Labor-Management Summit in Tokyo on January 21, 2004.

Population Aging: National Differences Make a Difference  / Opinion
January 2004— Martha Farnsworth Riche, former Director of the US Census Bureau, discusses some of the national differences in the aging of populations.

Sunset of Doom, Dawning of the Boom  / Opinion
December 2003— Nancy LeaMond former Director of the AARP office of International Affairs, discusses the progress made and the road that lies ahead for major economies of the developed world as they propose policy changes in support of their aging populations.

AgeSource Worldwide: Bringing Together a World of Aging  / Opinion
October 2003— Charlotte Nusberg, AARP Senior Research Specialist, introduces the AgeSource Worldwide databases.

Consumer-Directed Home Care in the Netherlands, England, and Germany  / Research Report
October 2003— The evolution of consumer-directed personal care services in the Netherlands, England and Germany, and how they “fit” into the larger long-term care systems in these nations is explored in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Joshua M. Wiener, Jane Tilly and Alison Evans Cuellar. (86 pages) (Publication ID: 2003-12)

Long-Term Care in Developed Nations: A Brief Overview  / Research Report
October 2003— Key long-term care policy trends in developed nations, such as encouraging home and community services, providing support for family caregivers, and insuring individuals against the high costs of long-term care, are reviewed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Mary Jo Gibson, Steven R. Gregory and Sheel M. Pandya. (41 pages) (Publication ID: 2003-13)

Japan 2003: The Politics of Aging  / Speech
September 2003— At the New Old World: Politics of Aging program, Mr. Andrew Saidel, President of Dynamic Strategies Asia, LC, presented on the Politics of Aging in Japan

The New Old World: Politics of Aging  / Research Report
September 2003— Experts discuss how the 50+ population factors as a political force around the world.

Tradition and New Ideas: A Chinese–American Exchange  / Opinion
August 2003— Lily Liu, AARP History Consultant, discusses how countries benefit from the exchange of expertise, ideas and experiences when meeting the challenges of their aging population.

Women and Individual Social Security Accounts in Chile, Australia, and the United Kingdom  / Research Report
July 2003— How women fare under the social security systems of Australia, Chile and the United Kingdom, countries with individual accounts which have been proposed for the United States, is explored in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Sophie M. Korczyk of Analytical Services. (55 pages) (Publication ID: 2003-09)

Seizing the Opportunities of Aging – A Borderless Challenge  / Opinion
June 2003— Bill Novelli, AARP CEO, argues that the 50-plus population of the world is both a production power as an employee force and a purchasing power as a consumer force.

A Paradigm Shift: From the Challenges to the Opportunities of Aging Populations  / Speech
June 2003— AARP CEO William D. Novelli remarks at the UN Business Council Luncheon on June 4, 2003 in New York City, NY

Prescription Drug Prices in Canada  / Research Report
June 2003— The extent to which prescription drugs are less expensive in Canada than in the United States and the factors that account for their prices being lower are among the topics covered in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by David Gross. (22 pages) (Publication ID: IB62)

Individual Accounts: Lessons from Sweden  / Research Report
May 2003— What America might learn from Sweden's experience with funded mandatory individual retirement income accounts that are similar in some respects to those that might be adopted in the United States as part of Social Security reform is examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by John Turner. (13 pages) (Publication ID: IB60)

Lee Hamilton Remarks at The New Old World: Achieving Its Potential  / Speech
April 2003— The Hon. Lee H. Hamilton, President and Director of the Wilson Center, delivers introductory remarks.

The New Old World: Challenges and Opportunities of Aging Populations  / Speech
April 2003— AARP CEO Bill Novelli speaks at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The New Old World: Achieving Its Potential  / Event
February 2006— This program, sponsored by AARP and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, will balance a discussion of challenges and opportunities presented by the increase in aging populations by highlighting the demographic facts and current and future implications in G-7 countries.

Global Aging: Achieving Its Potential  / Research Report
April 2003— Read key findings on global aging.

Pension Portability -- Is This Europe's Future? An Analysis of the United States as a Test Case  / Research Report
March 2003— Pension portability is the ability of workers to change jobs without losing future pension benefits. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper, John Turner describes how pension portability for job changers has been achieved in the United States, and compares its portability arrangements with those in Europe. (23 pages) (Publication ID: 2003-03)

Employment and Income Security in an Aging World: Proceedings  / Speech
February 2003— Read proceedings from the AARP, International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) co-sponsored a panel on February 10, 2003)

Employment and Income Security in an Ageing World: Developing Country Perspective  / Speech
February 2003— Mark Gorman, Director of Policy Development at HelpAge International, presents a developing country's perspective.

Employment and Income Security in an Ageing World: Perspectives from the European Union  / Speech
February 2003— The European Union has developed a co-ordinated strategy in the fields of employment and income security so as to take account of the ongoing trends of the ageing of their population.

Comparing Aging Experiences in U.S. and Denmark  / Speech
October 2002— AARP Board Member Erik Olsen's remarks at the Danish-American Heritage Society on October 11, 2002.

Demographic Change and the Labor Market: What Are the Challenges We Are Facing?  / Speech
September 2002— Remarks by AARP Policy and Strategy Director John Rother at The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), September 11, 2002

The Social Dimension of Sustainable Development  / Speech
May 2002— AARP CEO William Novelli's remarks on Taking Care of Fundamentals: Security, Equity, Education and Growth at the OECD Forum 2002.

Raising Retirement Age: How Much of a Solution to Rising Support Burdens in the Developed World?  / Research Report
June 2000— How high would the retirement age need to be raised in industrial nations to maintain support ratios at the 1995 level? In this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest, Sara Rix highlights some of the difficulties inherent in implementing even small increases. (4 pages) (Publication ID: DD49)

Consumer-Directed Long-Term Care: Participants' Experiences in Five Countries  / Research Report
April 1999— Findings of studies in Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States that reviewing consumer-directed Long-Term Care programs in these countries are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by Jane Tilly. Consumer-directed long-term care programs permit consumers to manage their own supportive services. (22 pages) (Publication ID: IB36)

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