Archive: Richard W. Johnson

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How Can Changes to Social Security Improve Benefits for Black and Hispanic Beneficiaries?

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December 8, 2023

This paper compares Social Security outcomes for non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white beneficiaries and assesses the capacity of various benefit enhancements to narrow racial and ethnic disparities in Social Security benefits.  Using the Dynamic Simulation of Income Model 4 (DYNASIM4), we project, under current law and each benefit enhancement, lifetime Social Security benefits…

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Distributional Effects of Alternative Strategies for Financing Long-Term Services and Supports and Assisting Family Caregivers

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March 14, 2018

Abstract We use two historical data sources – the Health and Retirement Study and the Medicare Current Beneficiary Study – to consider the patterns in older Americans’ severe disability and their use of long-term services and supports (LTSS) by age and socioeconomic status.  We then use a dynamic microsimulation model to project how the effects…

Retirement Prospects for the Millennials: What is the Early Prognosis?

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November 27, 2017

Publications

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The Long-Term Impact of Disability, Employment, and Marital Status Shocks: Evidence from Matched Administrative Data

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December 21, 2016
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Social Security Claiming: Trends and Business Cycle Effects

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February 13, 2012
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The Potential Impact of the Great Recession on Future Retirement Incomes

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May 11, 2011
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Age Differences in Job Displacement, Job Search, and Reemployment

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January 6, 2011
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Work and Retirement Patterns for the G.I. Generation, Silent Generation, and Early Boomers: Thirty Years of Change

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July 2, 2010
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Work Ability and the Social Insurance Safety Net in the Years Prior to Retirement

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November 22, 2009
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Do Health Problems Reduce Consumption at Older Ages?

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February 26, 2009
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Financial Hardship Before and After Social Security’s Early Eligibility Age

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February 23, 2009
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Do Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs Delay Retirement?

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February 15, 2008