Gelber, Alexander M.
[Verfasser:in]
;
Jones, Damon
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Sacks, Daniel W.
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Song, Jae
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
The Employment Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test
Erschienen in:University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper ; No. 2020-05
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1 Online-Ressource (66 p)
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.3527060
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Beschreibung:
We investigate the impact of the Social Security Annual Earnings Test (AET) on the employment decisions of older Americans. The AET reduces Social Security benefits by one dollar for every two dollars earned above the exempt amount. Using a differences-in-differences design, we find that the employment rate of those predicted to become subject to the AET decreases substantially relative to those not predicted to become subject to it. The point estimates suggest that the AET reduces the employment rate of Americans aged 63-64 by at least 1.2 percentage points