Survivor benefit

The Lifetime Earnings Effects of the Social Security Student Benefit

• October 25, 2022
• Susan Barnes
• Disparities, Survivor benefit

In 1981, Congress voted to eliminate the “student benefit” of Social Security, which allowed for the continuation of child benefits past the age of 18 for those enrolled in schooling full-time. We compare the lifetime earnings of eligible children who…

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How Redistributive Is the U.S Social Security System Today?

• October 25, 2022
• Susan Barnes
• Administrative data link, benefit claiming, Demographic trends, Disparities, Social Security, Social Security spousal benefits, Survivor benefit

This project will quantify the extent of current redistribution within the United States Social Security program, incorporating mortality, marriage, and claiming age differentials by minority status, lifetime earnings, and marital status.

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