New evidence on earnings and benefit claims following changes in the retirement earnings test in 2000

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 669-700

  Song, Jae G ^a   Manchester, Joyce ^a  

^a SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit entitlement; Difference in difference; Earnings; Quantile regression; Social Security administrative data

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847015621     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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