Social Security and Retirement

TitleSocial Security and Retirement
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsCoile, C, Gruber, J
Series TitleNBER Working Paper
Document Number7830
InstitutionNational Bureau of Economic Research
CityCambridge
Call Numberwp_2000/CRRwp_2000-11.pdf
KeywordsRetirement Planning and Satisfaction, Social Security
Abstract

A critical question for Social Security policy is how program incentives affect retirement behavior. We use the wealth of new data available through the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) to examine the impact of Social Security incentives on male retirement. We implement forward-looking models of retirement whereby individuals consider not just the incentives to work in the next year but in all future years as well. We find that such forward looking incentive measures for Social Security are significant determinants of retirement decisions. Our findings suggest that Social Security policies which increase the incentives to work at older ages can significantly reduce the exit rate of older workers from the labor force.

DOI10.3386/w7830
Endnote Keywords

Retirement/Social Security

Endnote ID

13402

Citation Key5426