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Recent retirement & disability research publications

Risk of Large Medical Expenditures at Older Ages and Their Impact on Economic Well-being
Susann Rohwedder, Péter Hudomiet, Michael Hurd
The Effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Social Security Disability Insurance
Timothy J. Moore
Traditional and Nontraditional Earnings: Demographic, Financial, and Beneficiary Patterns
Kathryn Edwards, Daniel Schwam
Retirement Pensions and Disability Insurance for the 21st Century
Tom Zawisza
Assessing the First Economic Impact Payment in the Older Population Using the Health and Retirement Study
Gábor Kézdi, David Weir
Bridging Employment for Older Workers and the Role of Flexible Scheduling Arrangements
David Powell, Jeffrey Wenger
Work and Retirement of Older Black and Hispanic Adults
Emma Aguila, Zeewan Lee
The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Employment of Older Workers: Impacts by Gender, Country, and Race
Richard Blundell, Jack Britton, Monica Costa Dias, Eric French, Weijian Zou
The Impacts of the Social Security Statement Redesign on People’s Knowledge and Behavioral Intentions: A Survey Experiment
Francisco Perez-Arce, Lila Rabinovich
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Knowledge about Social Security Programs
David Knapp, Francisco Perez-Arce
The Role of Physical, Cognitive, and Interpersonal Occupational Requirements and Working Conditions on Disability and Retirement
Italo Lopez Garcia, Kathleen J. Mullen, Jeffrey Wenger
Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Economic and Retirement Security
María Prados, Jeremy Burke
2022 Key Findings
2021 Key Findings
The Alignment of Household Preferences and Financial Decisions Leading up to Retirement
Leandro Carvalho, Arna Olafsson, Daniel Silverman

Also of interest

Spring newsletter covers Researcher Workshop, FY22 key findings

MRDRC held its annual Researcher Workshop on March 2 & 3. Read about it, the latest key findings, and researcher news in our latest newsletter.

MRDRC offers summer funding opportunities

Three funding awards for either the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) Summer Workshop or the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Data User Workshop and one award for an Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) session are available for early career researchers. Please see the Summer Funding page for details.

Recent projects employ mixed-method research

MRDRC investigators have use mixed-methods to explore self-employment, SSA-imposter fraud, and more. Read about it in the winter newsletter.

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.