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Introduction While Social Security provides those ages 62 and older with a predictable stream of income, most households need other resources as well for a secure retirement. The bulk of these other resources come from employer-sponsored retirement plans, although more affluent households may save additional amounts on their own. With the shift from traditional defined…
This paper compares how Black and White workers with stable jobs fare after an unemployment shock. Using administrative earnings data from the Continuous Work History Sample, the analysis compares the earnings trajectories of Black and White workers who are displaced during three recessions (1990-1991; 2000-2001; and 2008-2009)…
