2022
Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Economic and Retirement Security
WP 2022-447 , UM22-08
The COVID-19 pandemic had severe impacts on the U.S. labor market with particularly large effects on working women. We use longitudinal survey data from a nationally representative internet panel to (1) document the pandemic’s gendered effects on employment and short-term…
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The Role of Physical, Cognitive, and Interpersonal Occupational Requirements and Working Conditions on Disability and Retirement
WP 2022-448 , UM22-04
We examine of the role of physical and mental job requirements, as well as hazardous working conditions, on retirement and disability among older individuals in the United States. By linking occupation-level data on job requirements from the Occupational Requirements Survey…
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Knowledge about Social Security Programs
WP 2022-449 , UM22-14
Imperfect knowledge of public programs influences use and can lead to suboptimal decisions. We quantify significant disparities in Social Security program knowledge across race and ethnic groups. Differences in knowledge are not explained by differences in income, wealth, employment history,…
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The Impacts of the Social Security Statement Redesign on People’s Knowledge and Behavioral Intentions: A Survey Experiment
WP 2022-450 , UM22-Q2
Social Security information can be complex but is crucial for financial planning. The Social Security Statement, which was recently redesigned, aims to better inform the public. We assess the impact of the Statement’s redesign on people’s understanding of Social Security,…
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The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Employment of Older Workers: Impacts by Gender, Country, and Race
WP 2022-451 , UM22-13
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…
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Work and Retirement of Older Black and Hispanic Adults
WP 2022-452 , UM22-16
Growing U.S. income inequality and the aging of Black and Hispanic populations point to greater risks of financial insecurity for older populations in coming years. Research on retirement determinants for Blacks and Hispanics is limited. Using data from the Health…
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Creating a Public Resource: O*NET Job Characteristics Data Set for Use with the Health and Retirement Study and Other Surveys
UM22-Q1 , UM22-Q1
This project completed the documentation report of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data set linking 2019 O*NET measures to the 2010 Census occupation code frame; linked 2019 O*NET-Census 2010 data set to HRS occupations from 2010 forward; wrote a…
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