The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists
When the pandemic pushed millions of older Americans out of the labor force, it also should have spawned a surge in Social Security applications — but it hasn’t.
The pandemic pushed millions of older Americans out of the labor force. It should have spawned a surge in applications for Social Security benefits — but it hasn’t. Perhaps because they aren’t retired. The disconnect has economists wondering how many of these baby boomers might come back to th
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