SI 2022 Economics of Social Security
Alexander M. Gelber and James M. Poterba, Organizers
July 27, 2022
Supported by the National Institute on Aging and the Social Security Administration
Longfellow Room
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and zoom.us
| Wednesday, July 27 | ||
| 9:00 am | Coffee and Pastries | |
| 9:30 am |
Colleen Carey, Cornell University and NBER Nolan H. Miller, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER David Molitor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER Why Does Disability Increase During Recessions? Evidence from Medicare |
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| 10:05 am |
Arthur Seibold, University of Mannheim Sebastian Siegloch, University of Mannheim Sebastian M. Seitz, University of Manchester Privatizing Disability Insurance |
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| 10:40 am | Break | |
| 10:55 am |
Marika Cabral, University of Texas at Austin and NBER Marcus Dillender, Vanderbilt University and NBER Gender Differences in Medical Evaluations: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Doctors |
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| 11:30 am |
Panel Discussion:
Long-Term Trends in Labor Productivity and Wages Moderator: James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Francine Blau, Cornell University and NBER Stephen Goss, US Social Security Administration Charles Jones, Stanford University and NBER |
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| 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30 pm |
Daniel K. Fetter, Dartmouth College and NBER Paul Mohnen, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Lee Lockwood, University of Virginia and NBER Long-Run Intergenerational Effects of Social Security |
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| 2:05 pm |
Gopi Shah Goda, Stanford University and NBER Emilie Jackson, Michigan State University Lauren H. Nicholas, University of Colorado School of Medicine Sarah See. Stith, University of New Mexico The Impact of Covid-19 on Older Workers' Employment and Social Security Spillovers: Evidence from Year 2 |
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| 2:40 pm |
Taha Choukhmane, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Jorge Colmenares, Harvard University Cormac O'Dea, Yale University and NBER Jonathan L. Rothbaum, U.S. Census Bureau Lawrence Schmidt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Who Benefits from Retirement Saving Incentives in the U.S.? Evidence on Racial Gaps in Retirement Wealth Accumulation |
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| 3:15 pm | Adjourn | |