TY - RPRT T1 - Do Late-Career Wages Boost Social Security More for Women than Men? Y1 - 2016 A1 - Matthew S. Rutledge A1 - John E. Lindner AB - Any worker who delays claiming Social Security receives a larger monthly benefit due to the actuarial adjustment. Some claimants – particularly women, who are more likely to take time out of the labor force early in their careers – 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’s late-career earnings on Social Security benefits relative to men’s. It also compares the impact on women, depending on their marital status and education. JF - Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper Series PB - Center for Retirement Research at Boston College CY - Chestnut Hill, MA UR - http://crr.bc.edu/working-papers/do-late-career-wages-boost-social-security-more-for-women-than-men/ ER -