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 ...

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 ...

I explore the association between parental work-limiting disabilities (WLD) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) receipt and the labor supply of their adolescent children. Using the 2014-2021 waves of the ...

One of the insidious effects of government imposter scams is the potential erosion of trust among those who are targeted – fraud targets may learn to distrust communications and people who claim to be from the Social ...

The disability criteria used to determine Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility varies by age. For people under age 65, SSI is a means-tested disability program; for people aged 65 and older, the disability ...

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients often manage multiple benefit programs to manage their health and disability and make ends meet. The administrative burden of accessing and maintaining SSI and additional ...

As the demography ages, the demand for family care is expected to rise rapidly in the United States. Due to lower access to quality formal care and differences in norms and traditions, minority populations rely more ...

While several policy proposals advocate for more employer responsibility in encouraging workers to return to work after injury and disability, few studies have analyzed existing employer-based return to work programs in ...

This study estimates the impact of childhood exposure to three welfare-enhancing policies – Medicaid, Food Stamps, and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – on work disability in adulthood. Work disability is richly ...

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 ...