Details about Courtney Coile

Homepage:	http://www.wellesley.edu/economics/faculty/coilec
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, Wellesley College, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

1. Why does raising the early retirement age affect employment?
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies

2023

2. The Effects of Reforms on Retirement Behavior: Introduction and Summary
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

3. Social Security and Retirement Around the World: Lessons from a Long-Term Collaboration
   Working Papers, FEDEA View citations (1)
4. The Impact of Paid Family Leave on Families with Health Shocks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (2)

2021

5. The Geography of Retirement
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

6. What Can Economics Say About Alzheimer's Disease?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article What Can Economics Say about Alzheimer's Disease?, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

7. When Labor’s Lost: Health, Family Life, Incarceration, and Education in a Time of Declining Economic Opportunity for Low-Skilled Men
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article When Labor's Lost: Health, Family Life, Incarceration, and Education in a Time of Declining Economic Opportunity for Low-Skilled Men, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (11) (2019)

2018

8. Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Reforms and Retirement Incentives – Introduction and Summary
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
9. Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Working Longer – Introduction and Summary
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
10. The Evolution of Retirement Incentives in the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Chapter The Evolution of Retirement Incentives in the US, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
11. Working Longer in the U.S.: Trends and Explanations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2017

12. HOW THE GROWING GAP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY MAY AFFECT RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND REFORMS
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (23)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2017) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article How the Growing Gap in Life Expectancy May Affect Retirement Benefits and Reforms, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Palgrave Macmillan (2017) View citations (23) (2017)

2016

13. Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
14. Social Security and Retirement Programs Around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages – Introduction and Summary
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
15. To Work for Yourself, for Others, or Not At All? How Disability Benefits Affect the Employment Decisions of Older Veterans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article To Work for Yourself, for Others, or Not at All? How Disability Benefits Affect the Employment Decisions of Older Veterans, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2015

16. Disability Insurance Incentives and the Retirement Decision: Evidence from the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
17. Veterans’ Labor Force Participation: What Role Does the VA’s Disability Compensation Program Play?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Veterans' Labor Force Participation: What Role Does the VA's Disability Compensation Program Play?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (11) (2015)

2014

18. Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement - Introduction and Summary
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2012

19. Recessions, Older Workers, and Longevity: How Long Are Recessions Good For Your Health?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Recessions, Older Workers, and Longevity: How Long Are Recessions Good for Your Health?, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (31) (2014)

2010

20. Recessions, Reeling Markets, and Retiree Well-Being
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2009

21. The Market Crash and Mass Layoffs: How the Current Economic Crisis May Affect Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article The Market Crash and Mass Layoffs: How the Current Economic Crisis May Affect Retirement, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2011) View citations (49) (2011)

2006

22. How Household Portfolios Evolve After Retirement: The Effect of Aging and Health Shocks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article HOW HOUSEHOLD PORTFOLIOS EVOLVE AFTER RETIREMENT: THE EFFECT OF AGING AND HEALTH SHOCKS, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2009) View citations (80) (2009)
23. Labor Market Shocks and Retirement: Do Government Programs Matter?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Chapter Labor Market Shocks and Retirement: Do Government Programs Matter?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (75) (2007)
    Journal Article Labor market shocks and retirement: Do government programs matter?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (75) (2007)
24. The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Retirement, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (107) (2010)

2005

25. How Portfolios Evolve After Retirement: The Effect of Health Shocks
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)

2004

26. Bulls, Bears, and Retirement Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Bulls, Bears, and Retirement Behavior, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2006) View citations (23) (2006)
27. Health Shocks and Couples' Labor Supply Decisions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (105)

2003

28. Retirement Incentives and Couples' Retirement Decisions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Retirement Incentives and Couples' Retirement Decisions, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2004) View citations (106) (2004)

2000

29. Delays in claiming social security benefits
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article Delays in claiming social security benefits, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (133) (2002)
30. Social Security Incentives for Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (79)
    See also Chapter Social Security Incentives for Retirement, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (50) (2001)
31. Social Security and Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (277)

Journal Articles

2023

1. What Can Economics Say about Alzheimer's Disease?
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2023, 61, (2), 428-70 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper What Can Economics Say About Alzheimer's Disease?, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2021

2. Retirement incentives and behavior of private and public sector workers
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2021, 20, (3), 393-409
   See also Chapter Retirement Incentives and Behavior of Private and Public Sector Workers, NBER Chapters, 2019 (2019) (2019)
3. To Work for Yourself, for Others, or Not at All? How Disability Benefits Affect the Employment Decisions of Older Veterans
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2021, 40, (3), 686-714 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper To Work for Yourself, for Others, or Not At All? How Disability Benefits Affect the Employment Decisions of Older Veterans, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2019

4. When Labor's Lost: Health, Family Life, Incarceration, and Education in a Time of Declining Economic Opportunity for Low-Skilled Men
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019, 33, (2), 191-210 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper When Labor’s Lost: Health, Family Life, Incarceration, and Education in a Time of Declining Economic Opportunity for Low-Skilled Men, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (12) (2019)

2018

5. The Value of the Health and Retirement Study for Health Economics Research
   Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2018, 21, (1), 11

2017

6. How the Growing Gap in Life Expectancy May Affect Retirement Benefits and Reforms
   The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2017, 42, (3), 475-499 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper HOW THE GROWING GAP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY MAY AFFECT RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND REFORMS, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)

2015

7. ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF WORKERS’ RETIREMENT DECISIONS
   Journal of Economic Surveys, 2015, 29, (4), 830-853 View citations (48)
8. Recessions and Retirement: How Stock and Labor Market Fluctuations Affect Older Workers
   ifo DICE Report, 2015, 13, (02), 03-07
9. Veterans' Labor Force Participation: What Role Does the VA's Disability Compensation Program Play?
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 131-36 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Veterans’ Labor Force Participation: What Role Does the VA’s Disability Compensation Program Play?, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2014

10. Recessions, Older Workers, and Longevity: How Long Are Recessions Good for Your Health?
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014, 6, (3), 92-119 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Recessions, Older Workers, and Longevity: How Long Are Recessions Good For Your Health?, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)

2011

11. Recessions, Retirement, and Social Security
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 23-28 View citations (16)
12. The Market Crash and Mass Layoffs: How the Current Economic Crisis May Affect Retirement
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2011, 11, (1), 42 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper The Market Crash and Mass Layoffs: How the Current Economic Crisis May Affect Retirement, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (28) (2009)

2010

13. The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Retirement
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (2), 425-434 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Retirement, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (9) (2006)

2009

14. HOW HOUSEHOLD PORTFOLIOS EVOLVE AFTER RETIREMENT: THE EFFECT OF AGING AND HEALTH SHOCKS
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2009, 55, (2), 226-248 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper How Household Portfolios Evolve After Retirement: The Effect of Aging and Health Shocks, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (19) (2006)
15. Social Security and Early Retirement. Robert Fenge and Pierre Pestieau. The MIT Press, 2005, ISBN 0-262-06249-6, 152 pages
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2009, 8, (3), 402-403

2007

16. Future Social Security Entitlements and the Retirement Decision
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (2), 234-246 View citations (189)
17. Labor market shocks and retirement: Do government programs matter?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (10), 1902-1919 View citations (75)
    See also Chapter Labor Market Shocks and Retirement: Do Government Programs Matter?, NBER Chapters, 2007, 1902-1919 (2007) View citations (75) (2007)
    Working Paper Labor Market Shocks and Retirement: Do Government Programs Matter?, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (11) (2006)

2006

18. Bulls, Bears, and Retirement Behavior
    ILR Review, 2006, 59, (3), 408-429 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Bulls, Bears, and Retirement Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (8) (2004)

2004

19. Retirement Incentives and Couples' Retirement Decisions
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2004, 4, (1), 1-30 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper Retirement Incentives and Couples' Retirement Decisions, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (23) (2003)

2002

20. Delays in claiming social security benefits
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 84, (3), 357-385 View citations (133)
    See also Working Paper Delays in claiming social security benefits, LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE (2000) View citations (3) (2000)

Books

2025

1. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Effects of Reforms on Retirement Behavior
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

2. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Reforms and Retirement Incentives
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2019

3. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Working Longer
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)

Edited books

2025

1. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

2021

2. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (4)

2019

3. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (15)

Chapters

2023

1. Changing Retirement Incentives and Retirement in the US
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Effects of Reforms on Retirement Behavior, 2023, pp 401-418
2. Introduction and Summary, "Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: The Effects of Reforms on Retirement Behavior"
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Effects of Reforms on Retirement Behavior, 2023, pp 1-32

2019

3. Introduction to "Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Reforms and Retirement Incentives"
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Reforms and Retirement Incentives, 2019, pp 1-42 View citations (1)
4. Retirement Incentives and Behavior of Private and Public Sector Workers
   A chapter in Incentives and Limitations of Employment Policies on Retirement Transitions: Comparisons of Public and Private Sectors, 2019
   See also Journal Article Retirement incentives and behavior of private and public sector workers, Cambridge University Press (2021) (2021)

2018

5. Introduction to "Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Working Longer"
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Working Longer, 2018, pp 1-32 View citations (4)
6. The Evolution of Retirement Incentives in the US
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Reforms and Retirement Incentives, 2018, pp 435-459 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Evolution of Retirement Incentives in the U.S, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
7. Working Longer in the United States: Trends and Explanations
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Working Longer, 2018, pp 299-324 View citations (2)

2017

8. Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from the United States
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages, 2017, pp 359-394 View citations (9)
9. Introduction to "Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages"
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages, 2017, pp 1-33 View citations (22)

2014

10. Disability Insurance Incentives and the Retirement Decision: Evidence from the United States
    A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement, 2014, pp 45-80 View citations (1)
11. Introduction to "Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement"
    A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement, 2014, pp 1-44 View citations (7)

2009

12. Comment on "The Effect of Large Capital Gains or Losses on Retirement"
    A chapter in Developments in the Economics of Aging, 2009, pp 164-171

2007

13. Fiscal Effects of Social Security Reform in the United States
    A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform, 2007, pp 503-532 View citations (1)
14. Labor Market Shocks and Retirement: Do Government Programs Matter?
    A chapter in Public Policy and Retirement, Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar (TAPES), 2007, pp 1902-1919 View citations (75)
    See also Journal Article Labor market shocks and retirement: Do government programs matter?, Elsevier (2007) View citations (75) (2007)
    Working Paper Labor Market Shocks and Retirement: Do Government Programs Matter?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (11) (2006)

2004

15. The Effect of Social Security on Retirement in the United States
    A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation, 2004, pp 691-730 View citations (24)

2001

16. Social Security Incentives for Retirement
    A chapter in Themes in the Economics of Aging, 2001, pp 311-354 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Social Security Incentives for Retirement, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (79) (2000)