Promoting research on retirement, disability, and Social Security policy

Recent publications

The Role of Physical Job Demands and the Physical Work Environment in Retirement Outcomes
Italo Lopez Garcia, Kathleen J. Mullen, Jeffrey Wenger
On the Distribution and Dynamics of Medical Expenditure Among the Elderly
Karolos Arapakis, Eric French, John Bailey Jones, Jeremy McCauley
The Relationship Between Adverse Experiences Over the Life Course and Early Retirement Due to Disability
Amanda Sonnega, Brooke Helppie McFall
Mixed-methods Analysis of Consumer Fraud Reports of the Social Security Administration Impostor Scam
Marguerite DeLiema, Paul Witt
The Lifetime Risk of Spousal Nursing Home Use and its Economic Impact on the Community-dwelling Spouse
Péter Hudomiet, Michael Hurd, Susann Rohwedder
Estimating the Impact of Missing Totalization Agreements
Ananth Seshadri, Junjie Guo
Expansion of the Totalization Program using Simplified Agreements to Eliminate Dual Taxation
María Prados, Dongwook Kim
Worker Functional Abilities, Occupational Requirements, and Job Accommodations: A Close Look at Three Occupations
Megan Henly, Debra Brucker, Andrew J. Houtenville
Contextual and Social Predictors of Scam Susceptibility and Fraud Victimization
Aparajita Sur, Marguerite DeLiema, Ethan Brown
Mixed-methods Study to Understand Use of the my Social Security Online Platform
Lila Rabinovich, Francisco Perez-Arce
Heterogeneity in Household Spending and Well-being around Retirement
Patrick Moran, Martin O’Connell, Cormac O’Dea, Francesca Parodi
The Early Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Americans’ Economic Security
Marco Angrisani, Jeremy Burke, Arie Kapteyn
Auto-Enrollment Retirement Plans in OregonSaves
John Chalmers, Olivia S. Mitchell, Jonathan Reuter, Mingli Zhong
Workplace Injuries and Receipt of Benefits from Workers Compensation and SSDI*
David Neumark, Daniel Ladd
Heterogeneity in Self-Employment and the Transition to Retirement among Older Adults in the United States
Joelle Abramowitz

Also of interest

MRDRC data projects improve research environment

MRDRC investigators have been busy working on new variables and crosswalks. Find out more in the summer newsletter.

Miss the 2021 SSA Retirement and Disability Research Consortium Meeting?

Researchers from SSA’s four Retirement and Disability Research Centers presented their latest work in a virtual format, Thursday, August 5, and Friday, August 6. The agenda, slides, written summaries, and recordings of the presentations are available on the Center for Financial Security’s meeting page.

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.