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The Enduring Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Americans’ Economic Security
(2023-09)
We examine how the pandemic has influenced Americans’ short-term financial security and future retirement stability using longitudinal survey data from the Understanding America Study (UAS), spanning the period May 2018 ...
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Expected Labor Supply
(2023-09)
The pandemic led to a sharp increase in unemployment, which, in previous literature, has been associated with a decline in the labor supply of older individuals: Unemployed persons retire rather than attempt to return to ...
Only Spot a Few Blacks the Higher I Go: Occupational Segregation and the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2023-09)
This project examines whether there exists a link between occupational segregation by race and labor market outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimate the extent to which workers employed in occupations with higher ...
Estimating Racial Disparities in Economic Outcomes: An Application to Employer-sponsored Retiree Health Insurance and Access to Care
(2023-09)
This paper reviews different approaches to estimating differences in economic outcomes across groups defined by race, with a focus on whether and how covariates such as education are incorporated in these analyses. My ...
Mixed-method Study on Information, Communications, and Access to Government Benefits among Rural Populations
(2023-10)
Rural communities face specific challenges to accessing information about government safety net programs that can provide essential assistance to reduce urban-rural inequalities and contribute to the rural economy. This ...
Understanding the Social Security Communication Needs of Hispanics with Limited English Language Proficiency
(2023-10)
Although the Social Security Administration already provides information to the general public in Spanish, these efforts could be further bolstered by a better understanding of how best to reach the more than 20 million ...
Medical Spending Risk among Retired Households by Race
(2023-11)
Using data from the Health and Retirement Study linked to administrative Medicare and Medicaid records, along with the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we examine how total and out-of-pocket medical expenditures by retired ...
Mixed-methods Study on Work-disabled Adults Who Do Not Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
(2023-10)
Take-up gaps in safety net programs, which have been long documented in the United States and elsewhere, are an important policy question as nontake-up compromises the equity objectives and efficacy of programs. The Social ...
The Effect of the Social Security Student Benefit on Lifetime Earnings
(2023-09)
Between 1965 and 1981, Social Security extended eligibility for dependent benefits from age 18 to age 22 for individuals who were enrolled full-time in school. The “student benefit” ended in 1981, and past research has ...