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An “Elastic” Earliest Eligibility Age for Social Security

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February 5, 2008

Introduction In the early 1980s, Congress responded to the Social Security program’s long-term financing shortfall, in part, by raising the Full Retirement Age (FRA) from 65 to 67.  When fully phased in, for those who turn 62 in 2022, workers will have to wait an additional two years to get the same monthly benefit.  If…

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Why Do Married Men Claim Social Security Benefits So Early? Ignorance or Caddishness?

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October 23, 2007

Abstract Most married men claim Social Security benefits at age 62 or 63, well short of both Social Security’s Full Retirement Age and the age that maximizes the household’s expected present value of benefits (EPVB).  This results in a loss of less than 4 percent in household EPBV.  But essentially the entire loss is born…

A New Approach to Raising Social Security’s Earliest Eligibility Age

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October 23, 2007

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Promoting Work: Implications of Raising Social Security’s Early Retirement Age

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August 28, 2007
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Work at Older Ages: Is Raising the Early Retirement Age an Option for Social Security Reform?

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August 14, 2007
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Should We Raise Social Security’s Earliest Eligibility Age?

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June 1, 2004