@article {9030, title = {Do Late-Career Wages Boost Social Security More for Women than Men?}, number = {WP$\#$2016-13}, year = {2016}, institution = {Center for Retirement Research at Boston College}, address = {Chestnut Hill, MA}, abstract = {Any worker who delays claiming Social Security receives a larger monthly benefit due to the actuarial adjustment. Some claimants {\textendash} particularly women, who are more likely to take time out of the labor force early in their careers {\textendash} can further increase their benefits if the extra years of work raise their career average earnings by displacing lower-earning years. This study uses the Health and Retirement Study linked to earnings records to quantify the impact of women{\textquoteright}s late-career earnings on Social Security benefits relative to men{\textquoteright}s. It also compares the impact on women, depending on their marital status and education.}, url = {http://crr.bc.edu/working-papers/do-late-career-wages-boost-social-security-more-for-women-than-men/}, author = {Matthew S. Rutledge and John E. Lindner} }