Building a State for All Ages: Tapping the Potential of Older Oregonians

Authors

Stephen Percy, Portland State UniversityFollow
Judith A. Ramaley, Portland State UniversityFollow
John Tapogna, ECONorthwest
Margaret B. Neal, Portland State UniversityFollow
Jay Bloom
Alexandra Reece, ECONorthwest

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2016

Subjects

Older people -- Oregon, Aging, Older people -- Employment -- Oregon

Abstract

This report explores how the aging population—including native Oregonians and senior adults moving to the state—represent an asset to Oregon. Aging in America has often been viewed from a perspective of deficit and decline. We wholeheartedly challenge this perspective. This report identifies how older adults can play vital roles in the workforce, entrepreneurship and innovation, and supporting community revitalization through volunteering of time and talent.

Description

The paper is a collaboration between ECONorthwest and Portland State University’s College of Urban and Public Affairs.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17993

Citation Details

Percy, Stephen; Ramaley, Judith A.; Tapogna, John; Neal, Margaret B.; Bloom, Jay; and Reece, Alexandra, "Building a State for All Ages: Tapping the Potential of Older Oregonians" (2016). Institute on Aging Publications. 22.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17993