Tag: Social Security

Social Security sign in a garden

The brief’s key findings are: Social Security’s annual Statement of estimated benefits at different ages helps people plan for retirement. Those receiving it are more likely to provide an estimate of their benefits, and their estimates tend to be more accurate. The Statement does not appear to change retirement behavior; further research is needed to…

Social Security sign in a garden

Abstract Using information supplied by immigrants interviewed by the Mexican Migration Project (MMP) we analyze the Social Security coverage of jobs held by legal and other-than-legal Mexican immigrants who work in the United States. Our analysis suggests that about half the Mexican-born migrants residing in the United States who are wage earners and heads of…