Tag: social security earnings test
Abstract This paper investigates the impact on labor supply of changes in the Social Security earnings test in 1996 and 2000. We highlight how the persistence of labor supply choices influences both responses to policy changes and the estimation of such responses. We do this in two ways. First, we use data from the Healt…
Introduction The Social Security earnings test is one of the least popular features of Social Security. It also is one of the most widely misunderstood. This Issue in Brief discusses how the earnings test functions and examines options for reform……
