Promoting research on retirement, disability, and Social Security policy

Recent publications

Setting Expectations for Claimant Ability to Work: Investigating the Occupational Requirements and Functional Capacity of Workers with Early Onset Health Conditions
Andrew J. Houtenville, Deniz Ozabaci
Subjective Expectations, Social Security Benefits, and the Optimal Path to Retirement
Maria Prados, Arie Kapteyn
Recent Trends in Disability and the Implications for Use of Disability Insurance
Timothy Waidmann, HwaJung Choi, Robert Schoeni, John Bound
Recent Trends in Disability and the Implications for Use of Disability Insurance
Timothy Waidmann, HwaJung Choi, Robert Schoeni, John Bound
Subjective Expectations, Social Security Benefits, and the Optimal Path to Retirement
Maria Prados, Arie Kapteyn
Setting Expectations for Claimant Ability to Work: Investigating the Occupational Requirements and Functional Capacity of Workers with Early Onset Health Conditions
Andrew J. Houtenville, Deniz Ozabaci
Estimating the Effects of the Totalization Agreements
Ananth Seshadri
Interest Rate Trends in a Global Context
Dmitriy Stolyarov, Linda Tesar
Trends in Health and Mortality Inequalities in the United States
Peter Hudomiet, Michael Hurd, Susann Rohwedder
Estimating the Effects of the Totalization Agreements
Ananth Seshadri
Interest Rate Trends in a Global Context
Dmitriy Stolyarov, Linda Tesar
Trends in Health and Mortality Inequalities in the United States
Peter Hudomiet, Michael Hurd, Susann Rohwedder
Latent Work Capacity and Retirement Expectations
Italo Lopez Garcia, Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen
How Reliant are Older Americans on State and Local Government Pensions?
Philip Armour, Michael Hurd, Susann Rohwedder
How Would 401(k) ‘Rothification’ Alter Saving, Retirement Security, and Inequality?
Vanya Horneff, Raimond H. Maurer, Olivia S. Mitchell

Also of interest

Summer newsletter announces three new papers

The annual RDRC meeting goes virtual

Researchers from SSA’s four Retirement and Disability Research Centers will present their latest work in a virtual format this year. The free event will take place on Thursday, August 6. As in the past, registration is required, but the boxed lunch is up to you this time. The agenda is available here. The Twitter hashtag is #2020RDRC.

MRDRC will miss seeing everyone in person, but we look forward to sharing our investigators’ great work and learning about that of our sister centers.

Understanding America Survey has Covid-19 data

USC Dornsife’s Understanding America Survey has been collecting responses on household experiences and reactions to the pandemic since March 10, 2020. Current survey topics include: symptoms, testing, health and healthcare; coronavirus knowledge and expectations; protective social and health behaviors; coronavirus risk perceptions; mental health and substance abuse; discrimination and stigma; economic and food insecurity; social safety net; housing and debt; crime and safety; labor market outcomes; educational effects on children and the effect school closures on families. More details here: https://bit.ly/UASCovid19

Financial Security Research Symposium webcast available

Co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Social Security Administration, this event featured four panels of academic, nonprofit, and governmental experts addressing issues surrounding financial preparedness and retirement security.

If you missed the symposium, the webcast is now available. The schedule is also available.