Tag: OASDI benefits

Senior man calculating finances

Abstract This analysis uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to examine the sources of variation in mortality for individuals of varying socio-economic status.  The use of the HRS allows a distinction between education and a measure of career earnings as primary determinants of socio-economic status for men and women separately.  We us…

Senior Healthcare Assistance in a Home

Abstract The rising cost of U.S. health care has reduced the share of compensation that is taxable  by Social Security. Between 1960 and 2010, non-taxable employer premiums for worker health plans increased from 1 percent of employee compensation to 7 percent. We use international data to examine the determinants of trends in health care spending…