International

The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Employment of Older Workers: Impacts by Gender, Country, and Race

February 28, 2023
Susan Barnes
Disparities, Health, Health and Retirement Study, International

How Redistributive Are Public Health Care Schemes? Evidence from Medicare and Medicaid in Old Age

Work Capacity Assessments for Disability Benefit Determinations: An International Comparison

February 24, 2023
Susan Barnes
Disability, Disability insurance, International

The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Employment of Older Workers: Impacts by Gender, Country, and Race

February 14, 2023
Susan Barnes
Disparities, Health, Health and Retirement Study, International

Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), we estimate the impact of health on employment. Estimating the model separately by race and gender, we find that racial differences in employment…

Social Security Coverage Around the World: The Case of China, India, and Mexico (2021)

August 2, 2022
Susan Barnes
Financial well-being, Health and Retirement Study, International

We describe the current state and recent trends in the landscape of social security programs in China, Mexico and India. A common thread across these countries is the introduction and recent expansion of old-age pension programs with non-contributory components. We…

Work Capacity Assessments for Disability Benefit Determinations: An International Comparison

April 6, 2022
Susan Barnes
Disability, Disability insurance, International

Disability protection programs constitute a critical safety net for individuals unable to work due to disabling health conditions. Yet countries differ along a number of dimensions in terms of how their social safety nets assist people with disabilities. Learning from…

Estimating the Impact of Missing Totalization Agreements

February 3, 2022
Susan Barnes
International, Labor Supply, Social Security, Totalization

The number of international social security agreements (totalization agreements) signed by the United States is significantly smaller than the number signed by other countries such as Canada and the U.K. This paper estimates the impact of the missing totalization agreements…

Expansion of the Totalization Program using Simplified Agreements to Eliminate Dual Taxation

February 1, 2022
Susan Barnes
International, Social Security, Totalization

The United States has signed 30 bilateral social security agreements. Some of its partner countries, such as the U.K. or Germany, have signed international agreements to eliminate double taxation for nationals working temporarily abroad with more than 50 other countries.…

The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Employment of Older Workers: Impacts by Gender, Education and Race

October 15, 2021
Susan Barnes
Health, International

We will estimate the long run impacts of health on employment by gender, education, and race in the United States and United Kingdom. Our structural framework allows us to disentangle employment drivers such as preferences, productivity, and benefit eligibility. We…

Estimating the Impact of Missing Totalization Agreements

The number of international social security agreements (totalization agreements) signed by the U.S. is significantly smaller than the number signed by other countries such as Canada and the U.K. This paper aims to estimate the impact of the missing totalization…