Tag: Social Security
Abstract This study examines Social Security claiming behavior, which has important implications for older Americans and for the system itself. Retirees may begin collecting benefits as early as age 62, but early claimants receive lower monthly benefits for the rest of their lives. Our data come from Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) files…
David Brooks is one of my favorite commentators. That said, as part of a recent piece – “Midlife Economics” (New York Times 12-26-11) – he wrote that the United States “spends so much on poverty programs that if we just took that money and handed poor people checks, we would virtually eliminate poverty overnight.” T…
