Tag: COVID
Abstract In early 2020, the COVID Recession seemed like it would result in an increase in early Social Security claiming, similar to the Great Recession. However, pretty quickly the COVID Recession turned out to be quite different. It was spurred by a health crisis, potentially increasing the likelihood of early claiming among older workers and…
The brief’s key findings are: In the first year of the pandemic, 300,000 Americans ages 60+ died from COVID, with the oldest and least healthy at greater risk. The question here is, since those who died tended to be more vulnerable, to what extent will the survivors have lower mortality rates? The analysis estimates that…
