COVID-19

Inflation and Economic Security of the Older Population

• March 13, 2024
• Susan Barnes
• COVID-19, Disparities, Financial well-being, Health and Retirement Study, Inflation, retirement savings

Because the older population are net lenders, they tend to be economically vulnerable to high and increasing inflation. This research used data from the Health and Retirement Study and its supplement, the Consumption and Activities Mail Survey, to assess the…

Pathways and Persistence of Labor Force Transitions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• January 30, 2024
• Susan Barnes
• COVID-19, Demographic trends, Disability, Disparities, Health and Retirement Study, Labor force participation, Retirement

Using new data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we will document pathways out of the labor force during the COVID-19 pandemic; estimate the persistence of transitions into retirement, disability, and other nonwork states for near retirement workers; and…

Changes in the Composition of Disability Insurance Applicants and Recipients in the Wake of the Coronavirus Epidemic

• January 15, 2024
• Susan Barnes
• COVID-19, Demographic trends, Disability insurance, Financial well-being, Health, Labor force participation

Only Spot a Few Blacks the Higher I Go: Occupational Segregation and the COVID-19 Pandemic

• January 9, 2024
• Susan Barnes
• benefit claiming, COVID-19, Disparities, Labor force participation, Social Security

Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• January 9, 2024
• Susan Barnes
• COVID-19, Disparities, Labor force participation

The Enduring Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Americans’ Economic Security

• January 9, 2024
• Susan Barnes
• COVID-19, Disparities, Financial well-being, retirement savings

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Expected Labor Supply

• January 9, 2024
• Susan Barnes
• COVID-19, Labor force participation

Only Spot a Few Blacks the Higher I Go: Occupational Segregation and the COVID-19 Pandemic

• December 21, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• benefit claiming, COVID-19, Disparities, Labor force participation, Social Security

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 concentrations of Black workers were more likely…

Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• December 21, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• COVID-19, Disparities, Labor force participation

Using longitudinal data from the Understanding America Study (UAS) covering the onset and aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, we examine the evolution of sex and racial/ethnic disparities in employment status and work arrangements. We document differences across workers in the…

The Enduring Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Americans’ Economic Security

• December 21, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• COVID-19, Disparities, Financial well-being, retirement savings

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 to May 2022. We find that while, on average, Americans’…