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Social Security was originally intended for retirement. Many older people, however, report receiving both wages and Social Security benefits. That pattern is surprising given the enormous advantage of claiming as late as possible – monthly benefits claimed at age 70 are 76 percent higher than those claimed at 62 – and the fact that t…
What “unretirements” can tell us about the job market. These days, economists find themselves in a fog with respect to the labor market. First, there’s the fact that the monthly jobs report for September was released a month late and the October report was cancelled entirely. But, on top of that, the data that do…
