{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ea004d9fbcc383829c71657/6360ff9b7cf27700115989f6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why are older workers leaving the workforce?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ea004d9fbcc383829c71657/1667321780544-e469f041ef43ee0b5dbf2c95ebf3d6d3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a fall in the employment rate in the UK, driven by a rise in the rate of economic inactivity rather than in unemployment.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>What has been happening to older workers since the pandemic? Why are they leaving the workforce? Should government work to bring them back?</p><p><br></p><p>We speak to Jonathan Cribb, Associate Director at IFS, and Beatrice Boileau, Research Economist at IFS to find out what has been happening with older workers.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/podcast</p><p><br></p><p>Support IFS: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membership</p>","author_name":"Institute for Fiscal Studies"}