Population and Aging

RAND research on population and aging analyzes demographic and immigration trends and explores a range of concerns, from family planning to religion to discrimination. RAND also addresses vulnerable populations—such as the elderly and the poor—analyzing retirement and other aspects of financial decisionmaking, welfare, and end-of-life issues.

Research conducted by: RAND Labor and Population; RAND Europe; RAND Health; RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment; RAND Child Policy; RAND Gulf States Policy Institute; Center for the Study of Aging; Population Research Center; Center for Population Health and Health Disparities

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More Americans Will Delay Retirement – Implications for Social Security and Medicare

An unprecedented upturn in the number of older Americans who delay retirement is likely to continue and even accelerate over the next two decades, a trend that should help ease the financial challenges facing both Social Security and Medicare.

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How Demographic Trends Will Change the World Through 2050 — Jan 13, 2012

An interactive graphic shows four major global trends through 2050: the shifts in working-age populations, the rise of the oldest old, elderly dependency ratios, and youth dependency ratios.

Conference Addresses Relationship Between Health, Aging, and Human Capital — Dec 5, 2011

The RAND Bing Center for Health Economics, RAND Labor and Population, and the Journal of Human Capital held a two-day Conference on Health, Aging, and Human Capital. Speakers included RAND's Nicole Maestas, NYU's Michael Grossman, and Harvard's David Wise; all conference videos are available online.

The Socioeconomic, Health, Safety, and Education Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California

Discusses the large disparities between boys and men of color in California compared with their white counterparts across four broad domains -- socioeconomic, health, safety, and ready to learn.

RAND Behavioral Finance Forum 2010 — May 25, 2010

The RAND Behavioral Finance Forum held on May 25, 2010, focused on new policy options in consumer finance with staff and members of Congress and other policymakers, and with representatives of academe and the financial industry.

A Prototype Interactive Mapping Tool to Target Low Health Literacy in Missouri — Apr 29, 2010

An estimated 36 percent of American adults have health literacy levels rated at “basic or below,” indicating that they have difficulty obtaining, processing, and understanding basic health information and services. To help healthcare decisionmakers in Missouri identify neighborhood-level “hotspots” of suboptimal health or healthcare that may be due to low health literacy, RAND developed a prototype interactive…

The 15th Annual RAND Summer Institute — Mar 26, 2009

The RAND Summer Institute consists of conferences addressing critical issues facing our aging population. Select sessions from the 15th Annual RAND Summer Institute, held July 7-10, 2008 in Santa Monica, California, are available for online viewing.

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