Tag: retirement age
Abstract Disability-free life expectancy had been rising continuously in the United States until 2010, suggesting working longer as a solution for those financially unprepared for retirement. However, recent developments suggest improvements in working life expectancy have stalled, especially for minorities and those with less education. This paper uses data from the National Vital Statistics System,…
The brief’s key findings are: This study provides a pre-COVID baseline on Social Security claiming. The percentage of all initial claimants who are age 62 shows a steady decline over the past two decades, interrupted only briefly by the Great Recession. However, a better metric to capture claiming behavior over time – when the population…
