Against expectations, covid-19 retirees are returning to work
Pensioners across the rich world are following Tom Brady’s example
On september 11th Tom Brady marked his “unretirement” from America’s National Football League, guiding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a decisive win over the Dallas Cowboys in their first game of the season. Mr Brady, probably the greatest quarterback in history, had earlier this year announced that he was retiring, only to change his mind a few weeks later. The 45-year-old athlete is, it seems, not the only one who cannot bring himself to give up the grind. Across the rich world, old folk are flocking back to work.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “The Brady bunch”
Finance & economics September 17th 2022
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