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What to Do about the Social Security Earnings Test?

July 1, 1999
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Issue Brief by Jonathan Gruber and Peter R. Orszag

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…

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Jonathan Gruber
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Peter R. Orszag
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Gruber, and Peter R. Orszag. 1999. "What to Do about the Social Security Earnings Test?" Issue in Brief 1. Chestnut Hill, MA: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

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  • BC99-Q1
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Social Security
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Issue Brief
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IB#1
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U.S. Social Security Administration
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