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EMF22-02: Social Security, Retirement and Farmers--A Survey of Wisconsin Farm Owners
(Center for Financial Security, 2022)Planning for retirement is something almost all individuals face as they age. However, farmers face a unique set of challenges when planning for retirement due to specific factors: the close tie between identity and ... -
Health, Occupations, and Work at Older Ages
(Center for Financial Security, 2019)Increases in average life expectancy, better health in older ages, and work becoming less physically demanding have all contributed to a greater number of working years and postponed retirement. However, this is not uniformly ... -
JSIT20-03: Pension Plan Types and Social Security Knowledge: New Survey Evidence
(Center for Financial Security, 2020)Knowledge of the Social Security (SS) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program affects people’s work, consumption, and savings decisions before retirement and in turn impacts financial well-being in retirement. Despite ... -
JSIT22-02: The Retirement Implications of Non-Standard Work
(Center for Financial Security, 2022)With a rise in non-standard work – independent contracting, freelancing, temporary, on-call, and “gig work” – research has focused on implications for economic security. These forms of work tend to be more precarious, lack ... -
WI19-04: Frictions in Saving and Claiming: An Analysis of Unclaimed Retirement Accounts
(Center for Financial Security, 2019)Retirees today face significant challenges in preparing for retirement, as they face greater responsibility in managing their savings. Savings is particularly important in light of longer lives and potential policy changes ... -
WI21-08: Employment Shocks, Unemployment Insurance, and Caregiving
(Center for Financial Security, 2021)Working Americans are increasingly taking on various caregiving roles for family members. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of job loss and income supports on the labor supply, economic well-being, and caregiving ... -
WI22-04: All in the Family: Parents of Children with Disabilities and Retirement
(Center for Financial Security, 2022)Parents of children with disabilities face a unique set of tradeoffs in retirement decisions. They may be more constrained in their ability to save for retirement in their prime labor-market years, and, once they reach ... -
WI22-09: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Older Adults' Employment and Economic Security: Insights from Earnings and Credit Panel Data
(UW-Madison Retirement and Disability Research Center, 2022)This study examines the relationship between reductions in labor force participation and earnings during the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and older adults’ economic security. Our particular focus is on consumer ... -
WI22-12: Health, Health Insurance, and Financial Security
(Center for Financial Security, 2022)The recent rise in economic hardship highlights the need to prepare for financial emergencies. Even before the pandemic, many lacked savings for unexpected expenses, retirement, or other goals; many experienced financial ... -
WI23-04: “It’s Hard to Know What to Expect”: Parents of Children with Disabilities in Retirement
(Center for Financial Security, 2023)Income from the Social Security Administration (SSA)—through retirement, disability, and family benefits from the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and payments from the Supplemental Security ... -
WI23-11: Work-Related Injuries and Older Workers: Earnings, Labor Supply, Program Participation, and Retirement
(Center for Financial Security, 2023)The majority of older workers have jobs that require some physical effort, and one-quarter experience a new disability after age 55. Roughly 25 percent of these work-limiting disabilities are incurred on the job. Work-related ...