2002
Applications, Denials, and Appeals for Social Security Disability Insurance
WP 2002-032 , UM00-06
This project explores the process by which older workers apply for, and are awarded, Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) benefits. Our focus is on how and whether DI serves as a path out of the labor market at older ages.…
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How Exits from the Labor Force or Death Impact Household Incomes: A Four Country Comparison of Public and Private Income Support
WP 2002-033 , UM00-10
Government policies attempt to mitigate the economic risks to households of major life transitions. This paper focuses on two such transitions that social security systems typically insure against—long term exits from the labor market (retirement, disability, unemployment insurance) and the…
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Dropping Out of Social Security
WP 2002-022 , UM01-01
The liability facing a pay-as-you-go social security system can be calculated in several ways. The exact liability measure chosen can significantly affect the conversion of a public pay-as-you-go system to a system based on individually funded accounts. Most conversions, including…
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The Economic Consequences of Widowhood
WP 2002-023 , UM99-05
We analyzed the economic consequences of a husband’s death using events that occurred between the first two waves of the HRS and AHEAD studies. We compared poverty transitions against published results from Social Security’s Retirement History Survey of the 1970s.…
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Marriage, Divorce, and the Work and Earning Careers of Spouses
IB 2000-003 , UM99-06
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Tracking the Household Income of SSDI and SSI Applicants
IB 2001-009 , UM99-03
Using panel data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation linked to Social Security Administration disability determination records we trace the pattern of household income and the sources of that income from 38 months prior to 39 months following…
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Stochastic Rates of Return for Social Security Under Various Policy Scenarios
IB 2001-010 , UM00-03
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The Effects of Subjective Survival on Retirement and Social Security Claiming
IB 2002-021 , UM00-05
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