2008
Does the Rise in the Full Retirement Age Encourage Disability Benefits Applications? Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
WP 2008-198 , UM08-21
As the Social Security full retirement age rises, the relative generosity of Social Security retirement benefits compared to disability benefits is declining, raising the incentive for insured people to apply for disability benefits. After controlling for other differences in observable…
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Stylized Facts and Incentive Effects Related to Claiming of Retirement Benefits Based on Social Security Administration Data
WP 2008-200 , UM08-04
We rely on the Master Beneficiary File to document a number of facts regarding claiming of Social Security benefits and quality of date of birth data in administrative files. We then assess the impact of changes in retirement incentives that…
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The Labor Supply Effects of Disability Insurance Work Disincentives: Evidence from the Automatic Conversion to Retirement Benefits at Full Retirement Age
WP 2008-194 , UM08-13
The Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) program imposes strong work restrictions on beneficiaries; however, the causal effect of the work disincentives on labor supply has been difficult to estimate. We take a new look at this question by exploiting the…
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How Pension Rules Affect Work and Contribution Patterns: A Behavioral Model of the Chilean Privatized Pension System
WP 2008-193 , UM08-22
Chile has been at the forefront of pension reform, having switched in 1980 from a pay-as-you-go system to a fully funded privatized accounts system. The Chilean system served as a model for reform in many other Latin American countries and…
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Immigrant-Native Fertility and Mortality Differentials in the U.S.
WP 2008-181 , UM08-02
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Modelling Family Retirement Decisions: Impact on Policy Estimates
WP 2008-179 , UM08-03
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The Labor Supply Effects of Disability Insurance Work Disincentives
WP 2008-194 , UM08-13
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