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Recent retirement & disability research publications

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Effects of COVID-19 on Employment Disruption and Financial Precarity
Dawn Carr, Rebekah Carpenter, Qiuchang (Katy) Cao, Qize Chen, Amanda Sonnega
Barriers and Communications Preferences of Rural Populations: A Scoping Review
Megan Henly, Shreya Paul, Debra Brucker, Andrew J. Houtenville, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Stacia Bach
The Effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Supplemental Security Income
Timothy J. Moore
Insurance Purchases of Older Americans
Karolos Arapakis, Eric French, John Bailey Jones, Jeremy McCauley
Using Administrative Data to Validate HRS Survey Responses on Application for DI and SSI Disability Benefits
John Bound, Charles Brown, Chichun Fang
Job Demands and Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Charles Brown, John Bound, Chichun Fang
Changes in the Composition of Disability Insurance Applicants and Recipients in the Wake of the Coronavirus Epidemic
Lauren Nicholas
Disparities in Social Security Knowledge and the Role of Social Capital
Katherine Carman, Samer Atshan, Jhacova Williams
How Does Social Security Affect the Racial Wealth Gap?
John Sabelhaus
Key findings on ethnic, gender, and racial disparities
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

Also of interest

Fall newsletter covers the annual RDRC meeting

MRDRC organized the 2023 annual meeting, with technical assistance from NBER. Read about the even in our latest newsletter.

Videos from the 25th annual RDRC meeting are available

The Retirement and Disability Research Consortium’s annual research meeting took place Thursday, August 3, and Friday, August 4, via webcast. Visit the meeting page for more information.

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.