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Working Papers

2024

1. How Will COVID-19 Excess Mortality Affect Social Security Benefit Payouts?
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
2. Which Households Benefit from Delayed Claiming?
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2023

3. Marriage in Old Age: What Can We Learn about Policy Impacts on Same-Sex Couples?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Marriage in Old Age: What Can We Learn About Policy Impacts on Same-Sex Couples?, National Tax Journal, University of Chicago Press (2023) (2023)
4. The House: Is it an Asset or a Liability?
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
5. What Is the Effect of Racial Disparities on Entitlement to Social Security Survivor Benefit and Widow Poverty?
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2021

6. Is the Adjustment of Social Security Benefits Actuarially Fair, and If So, for Whom?
   SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2021) View citations (4)

2017

7. Lapses in Long-Term Care Insurance
   SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Lapses in long‐term care insurance, Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association (2023) (2023)
8. Who Benefits from Bans on Employer Credit Checks?
   Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Who Benefits from Bans on Employers’ Credit Checks?, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2021) (2021)

2014

9. Long-Term Care: How Big a Risk?
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
10. New Evidence on the Risk of Requiring Long-Term Care
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (19)

2010

11. Marriage, Divorce, and Asymmetric Information
    Virginia Economics Online Papers, University of Virginia, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2014) (2014)
12. What is the Impact of Foreclosures on Retirement Security?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2008

13. How Much Do Older Workers Value Employee Health Insurance?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
14. Identifying Local Differences in Retirement Patterns
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
15. What Effect Do Time Constraints Have on the Age of Retirement?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2006

16. Determinants and Consequences of Bargaining Power in Households
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (61)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (61)
17. Life is Cheap: Using Mortality Bonds to Hedge Aggregate Mortality Risk
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Life Is Cheap: Using Mortality Bonds to Hedge Aggregate Mortality Risk, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2007) View citations (20) (2007)
18. Persistence in Labor Supply and the Response to the Social Security Earnings Test
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (11)
19. Searching for better prospects: endogenizing falling job tenure and private pension coverage
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Searching For Better Prospects: Endogenizing Falling Job Tenure and Private Pension Coverage, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2006) View citations (6) (2006)
20. The Impact of Aggregate Mortality Risk on Defined Benefit Pension Plans
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
    See also Journal Article The impact of aggregate mortality risk on defined benefit pension plans, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2010) View citations (9) (2010)

2005

21. Economics of marriage and divorce
    Virginia Economics Online Papers, University of Virginia, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Economics of marriage and divorce, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2005) (2005)

2004

22. Explaining the Evolution of Pension Structure and Job Tenure
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2004) View citations (12)

2003

23. Retirement and the Evolution of Pension Structure
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Retirement and the Evolution of Pension Structure, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2005) View citations (51) (2005)

2001

24. The Impact of Technological Change on Older Workers: Evidence from Data on Computer Use
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    Also in University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (1999) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Technological Change on Older Workers: Evidence from Data on Computer Use, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2003) View citations (135) (2003)

2000

25. The Impact of 401(k) Plans on Retirement
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (2)

1999

26. The Labor Supply Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The Labor Supply Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2000) View citations (183) (2000)

1998

27. Did Unilateral Divorce Raise Divorce Rates? Evidence from Panel Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (347)
28. The Effect of Old Age Assistance on Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The effect of old age assistance on retirement, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (24) (1999)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Does mandatory retirement saving crowd out voluntary retirement saving?
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 225, (C), 20-36
2. Same-Sex Marriage Recognition and Taxes: New Evidence about the Impact of Household Taxation
   (Same-Sex Marriage Recognition and Taxes: New Evidence about the Impact of Household Taxation)
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2024, 106, (1), 85-101 View citations (4)

2023

3. Lapses in long‐term care insurance
   Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2023, 90, (3), 569-595
   See also Working Paper Lapses in Long-Term Care Insurance, SCEPA working paper series. (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
4. Marriage in Old Age: What Can We Learn About Policy Impacts on Same-Sex Couples?
   National Tax Journal, 2023, 76, (3), 679 - 706
   See also Working Paper Marriage in Old Age: What Can We Learn about Policy Impacts on Same-Sex Couples?, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)

2021

5. Who Benefits from Bans on Employers’ Credit Checks?
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2021, 64, (4), 675 - 703
   See also Working Paper Who Benefits from Bans on Employer Credit Checks?, Departmental Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2017

6. How Do Local Labor Markets Affect Retirement?
   Review, 2017, 99, (3), 259-78

2014

7. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
   International Economic Review, 2014, 55, (4), 1155-1199
   See also Working Paper Marriage, Divorce, and Asymmetric Information, Virginia Economics Online Papers (2010) View citations (5) (2010)

2011

8. Labor market aspects of state and local retirement plans: a review of evidence and a blueprint for future research
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2011, 10, (2), 337-361 View citations (7)
   See also Chapter Labor Market Aspects of State and Local Retirement Plans: A Review of Evidence and a Blueprint for Future Research, NBER Chapters, 2010, 337-361 (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2010

9. Labor Market Effects of Pensions and Implications for Teachers
   Education Finance and Policy, 2010, 5, (4), 463-491 View citations (8)
10. The impact of aggregate mortality risk on defined benefit pension plans
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2010, 9, (4), 481-503 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Aggregate Mortality Risk on Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (2006) (2006)

2007

11. Life Is Cheap: Using Mortality Bonds to Hedge Aggregate Mortality Risk
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2007, 7, (1), 33 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Life is Cheap: Using Mortality Bonds to Hedge Aggregate Mortality Risk, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (7) (2006)

2006

12. Searching For Better Prospects: Endogenizing Falling Job Tenure and Private Pension Coverage
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 6, (1), 42 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Searching for better prospects: endogenizing falling job tenure and private pension coverage, Working Papers (2006) View citations (5) (2006)

2005

13. Keep your résumé current
    The Regional Economist, 2005, (Jan), 4-9
14. Retirement and the Evolution of Pension Structure
    Journal of Human Resources, 2005, 40, (2) View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Retirement and the Evolution of Pension Structure, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (26) (2003)

2003

15. The Impact of Technological Change on Older Workers: Evidence from Data on Computer Use
    ILR Review, 2003, 56, (3), 511-529 View citations (135)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Technological Change on Older Workers: Evidence from Data on Computer Use, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (28) (2001)

2000

16. The Labor Supply Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 82, (1), 48-63 View citations (183)
    See also Working Paper The Labor Supply Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (13) (1999)

1999

17. The effect of old age assistance on retirement
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 71, (2), 213-232 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Old Age Assistance on Retirement, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (2) (1998)

Chapters

2010

1. Labor Market Aspects of State and Local Retirement Plans: A Review of Evidence and a Blueprint for Future Research
   A chapter in The Economics of State and Local Pensions, 2010, pp 337-361 View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Labor market aspects of state and local retirement plans: a review of evidence and a blueprint for future research, Cambridge University Press (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

2009

2. New Evidence on the Labor Supply Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 23, 2009, pp 1-35 View citations (6)

2005

3. Economics of marriage and divorce
   Chapter 5 in Economics Uncut, 2005
   See also Working Paper Economics of marriage and divorce, University of Virginia, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (3) (2005)

1998

4. The Social Security Earnings Test and Labor Supply of Older Men
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 12, 1998, pp 121-150 View citations (34)