SI 2020 Economics of Social Security
Organized by Alexander M. Gelber and James M. Poterba
July 22, 2020
Wednesday, July 22
FORMAT: 25 minutes for the author(s) to present the papers, followed by five minutes for discussion.
10:00 am

Labour Supply and the Pension Contribution-Benefit Link

Eric French, University of Cambridge
Attila S. Lindner, University College London
Cormac O'Dea, Yale University and NBER
Tom A. Zawisza, University College London
10:30 am

Welfare Effects of Pension Reforms

Andreas Haller, Norwegian School of Economics
11:00 am

Incentives for Early Retirement and Pension Reform

Kathleen McKiernan, Vanderbilt University
11:30 am

How Sticky is Retirement Behavior in the U.S.? Responses to Changes in the Full Retirement Age

Manasi Deshpande, University of Chicago and NBER
Itzik Fadlon, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Colin Gray, Wayfair
12:00 pm
Break
12:15 pm
Panel Discussion: Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Social Security in the US
Karen Glenn, Social Security Administration (slides)
Stephen Goss, Social Security Administration
Louise Sheiner, Brookings Institution (slides)
James H. Stock, Harvard University and NBER (slides)
1:30 pm
Adjourn