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Offshoring - not just about the costs
Comment Labour arbitrage is clearly one driver - but with predictions of a shortfall of 20 to 40 per cent in IT staff over the next five years as the US post-war baby boomers generation retire - it's also a move to ensure access to talent in coming years. [18 Feb 2008]
UK vs the developing world
Comment For a start, the UK is beginning to show the strain of an ageing working population - as the baby boomers reach retirement age, the pressure on the dwindling working population will increase. As China and India boom, will the UK bust? [29 Nov 2006]
Upwardly mobile: What do silver surfers want?
Comment Vodafone is one of the first in the UK to take the baby boomers seriously in mobile terms. Remember the electronics boom of the 80s, when the crappiest of hardware came in Playschool primary colours with buttons so sticky you might give yourself a... [01 Nov 2006]
The University of Alabama and SAS Educate the Next Generation of Data Mining Experts
White Paper With two looming trends - the retirement of the baby boom generation and a growing skills gap - conspiring to make top-notch employees scarce, companies are increasing their reliance on institutions of higher learning to graduate a well-educated... [28 Sep 2006]
Social Security: A Primer
White Paper The primer comes at a time when policymakers are grappling with the issue of how to deal with the looming retirement of the baby-boom generation. This Congressional Budget Office primer on Social Security describes the elements of the program that... [07 Jul 2005]
The Future of Social Security
White Paper If current spending and tax policies do not change, the aging of the baby-boom generation, combined with rising health care costs, will cause a historic shift in the United States' fiscal situation. This paper discusses the future of Social Security. [07 Jul 2005]
Incorporating Longevity Effects Into Long-Term Medicare Projections
White Paper The cost of the Medicare program will increase dramatically as the baby boom generation reaches retirement. Results from the Congressional Budget Office Long-Term Model (CBOLT) indicate that Medicare costs will equal more than 9 percent of GDP by... [29 Jun 2005]
The Retirement Prospects of the Baby Boomers
White Paper The approaching retirement of the baby-boom generation has become a public concern - partly because of the budgetary pressures that will develop when baby boomers collect Social Security and Medicare benefits, but also because of claims that... [29 Jun 2005]
Social Security: Long-Term Budget Implications
White Paper Over the next 30 years, the aging of the baby-boom generation will pose new challenges for Social Security, the federal government, and the U.S.economy. The Social Security Act of 1935, enacted in the midst of the Depression, is widely seen as one... [29 Jun 2005]
Disability and Retirement: The Early Exit of Baby Boomers From the Labor Force
White Paper Most of the analysis concentrates on men and women ages 50 to 61 who were not in the labor force at any time in 2001 - a group that includes not just the oldest boomers (those ages 50 to 55 in 2001), but also people born just before the baby boom... [24 Jun 2005]
Aging Baby Boomers in a New Workforce Development System
White Paper The post-World War II baby boom generation has had a profound effect on public policy and the demand for public services. This paper presents information about the baby boom generation, its demographic and workforce characteristics, and how the... [15 Jun 2005]
Dropout and Enrollment Trends in the Post-War Period: What Went Wrong in the 1970s?
White Paper This trend reversed with the baby boom cohorts who attended school in the 1970s, and only resumed in the mid 1980s. Over most of the 20th century successive generations of U.S.children had higher enrollment rates and rising levels of completed... [26 May 2005]
Who Would Pay for the House's "Free Lunch" Tax Cuts?: In Assessing Whether to Make Any Tax Cuts Permanent, How to Pay for Them and How to Address the Long-Term AMT Problem Needs to Be Considered
White Paper In just a few years, the baby-boom generation will begin to retire, and that will inevitably result in programs for the elderly such as Medicare and Social Security consuming a larger share of national resources. [20 May 2005]
Element of Medicare Trustees' Report Could Spell Trouble for Beneficiaries in Future Years
White Paper The Trustees project that the Medicare Hospital Insurance program will become insolvent in 2020, and Medicare expenditures are projected to rise rapidly in coming decades as health care costs continue to increase and the baby-boom generation retires. [20 May 2005]
Leveraging Technology to Transform the Educational Experience
White Paper Student and public expectations of institutions are rising, and the baby boom echo, non-traditional learners, and retiring faculty increasingly stress the system. Changing demographics mean new strategic challenges for institutions of higher learning. [24 Feb 2004]
