SI 2024 Economics of Social Security
Manasi Deshpande and James M. Poterba, Organizers
July 24, 2024
Supported by the National Institute on Aging and the Social Security Administration
Longfellow
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and zoom.us
| Wednesday, July 24 | ||
| 8:30 am | Coffee and Pastries | |
| 9:00 am |
Andreas Haller, Norwegian School of Economics Stefan Staubli, University of Calgary and NBER Measuring the Value of Disability Insurance from Take-Up Decisions |
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| 9:40 am |
Michael Levere, Colgate University Jeffrey Hemmeter, Social Security Administration David Wittenburg, Westat The Importance of Schools in Driving Children's Applications for Disability Benefits |
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| 10:20 am | Break | |
| 10:35 am |
Adeline L. Delavande, University of Technology, Sydney Gizem Koşar, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Basit Zafar, University of Michigan and NBER The Silent Treatment? Imperfect Correlation of Spousal Expectations and Communication Frictions |
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| 11:15 am |
Panel Discussion: Earnings Inequality and Payroll Tax Revenues Moderator: James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Panelists: Karen Dynan, Harvard University Karen Glenn, Social Security Administration Stephen Goss, Social Security Administration Fatih Guvenen, University of Minnesota and NBER James Pearce, US Congressional Budget Office |
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm |
Gal Wettstein, Boston College Karolos P. Arapakis, Boston College Yimeng Yin, Boston College What Is the Insurance Value of Social Security by Race and Socioeconomic Status? |
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| 1:40 pm |
Leora Friedberg, University of Virginia Anthony Webb, The New School What is the Effect of Racial Disparities on Entitlement to Social Security Survivor Benefit and Widow Poverty? |
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| 2:20 pm | Break | |
| 2:40 pm |
Tabea Bucher-Koenen, Center for European Economic Research Luisa Wallossek, University of Oslo Joachim Winter, University of Munich Opt-in or Opt-out? The Power of Defaults in Pension Enrollment Choices |
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| 3:20 pm |
Emre Oral, University of Mannheim Simon Rabaté, French Institute for Demographic Studies (Ined) Arthur Seibold, University of Mannheim The Social Multiplier of Pension Reform |
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| 4:00 pm | Adjourn | |