The Employment Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alexander Gelber, UCSD; Damon Jones, University of Chicago; Daniel Sacks, Indiana University; Jae Song, Social Security Administration
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Project Citation:
Gelber, Alexander, Jones, Damon, Sacks, Daniel, and Song, Jae. The Employment Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/E117502V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We investigate the impact of the Social Security Annual
Earnings Test (AET) on the employment decisions of older Americans. The AET
reduces Social Security benefits by one dollar for every two dollars earned
above the exempt amount. Using a differences-in-differences design, we find
that the employment rate of those predicted to become subject to the AET
decreases substantially relative to those not predicted to become subject to
it. The point estimates suggest that the AET reduces the employment rate of
Americans aged 63-64 by at least 1.2 percentage points.
Funding Sources:
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U.S. Social Security Administration (RRC08098400-09)
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