2012 – Publication Years

Investment Decisions in Retirement: The Role of Subjective Expectations

June 14, 2018
pensions, Retirement

The rapid transition from defined benefit (DB) pension plans to defined contribution (DC) plans has a potential benefit of offering pension holders greater control over how their pension accumulations are invested. If pension holders are willing to take some risk,…

Q & A with John Laitner, December 2012

June 14, 2018
Uncategorized

Tax Elasticity of Labor Earnings for Older Individuals

June 14, 2018
Health and Retirement Study, Labor force participation, Labor Supply, Payroll taxes, Retirement

This paper studies the impact of income and payroll taxes on intensive and extensive labor supply decisions for workers ages 55-74 using the Health and Retirement Study. The literature provides little guidance about the responsiveness of this population to tax…

Tax Elasticity of Labor Earnings for Older Individuals

June 14, 2018
Health and Retirement Study, Labor force participation, Labor Supply, Payroll taxes, Retirement

Motives for Bequests within the Middle Class

June 14, 2018
Health and Retirement Study, Life-cycle model, pensions, Retirement, Social Security

The life-cycle model of household behavior forms the basis for most economic analysis of Social Security, private pensions, and retirement. This project seeks to extend the usefulness of the life-cycle model by considering the role of middle-class inheritances and bequests.…

Barriers to Later Retirement: Increases in the Full Retirement Age, Age Discrimination, and the Physical Challenges of Work

June 14, 2018
Older workers, Retirement, Social Security

Policy changes intended to delay retirements of older workers and extend their work lives may run up against demand-side barriers from age discrimination, and supply-side barriers owing to rising physical challenges of work as people age. We study three questions. …

Barriers to Later Retirement: Increases in the Full Retirement Age, Age Discrimination, and the Physical Challenges of Work

June 14, 2018
Older workers, Retirement, Social Security

The Interplay of Wealth, Retirement Decisions, Policy and Economic Shocks

June 14, 2018
Health, Health and Retirement Study, Life-cycle model, Retirement

We develop a model of health investments and consumption over the life cycle where health affects longevity, provides flow utility, and retirement is endogenous. We develop a rich, numerical life-cycle model to study the complex interrelationship between health and wealth…

Communication with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Psychiatric Disabilities: A Summary of the Literature

June 14, 2018
Disability, Disability insurance

Communication with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Psychiatric Disabilities: A Summary of the Literature

June 14, 2018
Disability, Disability insurance

Governmental agencies serve individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) and Psychiatric Disabilities (PD) and must consequently communicate with these individuals at multiple points, from interviews with claims representatives to written notices sent to applicants and beneficiaries about highly complex material. We…