Research Briefs

Research Briefs provide a visually engaging and brief format that summarizes research findings and implications for policy and practice.

FY2021 Briefs

WI21-02: Retirement in the Context of Intergenerational Transfers
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Project WI21-02: Retirement in the Context of Intergenerational Transfers
WI21-04: The Changing Task Content of Jobs for Older Workers in the United States
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Project WI21-04: The Changing Task Content of Jobs for Older Workers
WI21-05: The Effects of Expanding Access to Mental Health Services on SS(D)I Applications and Awards
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Project WI21-05: The Effects of Expanding Access to Mental Health Treatment on SS(D)I Applications and Awards
WI21-07: Economic Security in Retirement: Does Borrowing from Home Equity After a Health Shock Affect Health Outcomes?
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Project WI21-07: Economic Security in Retirement: How Does Borrowing from Home Equity After a Health Shock Affect Health Outcomes?
WI21-08: Employment Shocks, Unemployment Insurance, and Caregiving
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Project WI21-08: Employment Shocks, Unemployment Insurance and Caregiving
WI21-10: Older Adult Out-of-Pocket Pharmaceutical Spending After Home Mortgage Payoff
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Project WI21-10: Older Adult Out-of-Pocket Pharmaceutical Spending After Home Mortgage Payoff
WI21-11: Consequences and Response to Identity Theft Victimization among Older Americans
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Project WI21-11: Consequences and Response to Identity Theft Victimization among Older Americans
WI20-Q2: Economic Security of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Crisis: Early Data to Inform Research and Policy
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Project WI20-Q2: Economic Security of Older Adults during the COVID19 Crisis: Early Data to Inform Research and Policy
WI221-01: Using SSDI Conversations in Online Forums to Improve Communication and Outreach
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Project WI21-01: Using Online SSDI Conversations to Improve Communication and Outreach
WI21-03: Assessing Vulnerability to Social Security Scams
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Project WI21-03: Assessing Vulnerability to Social Security Scams
JSIT21-01: The Effect of the Student Earned Income Exclusion on Labor Market and Educational Choices of SSI Recipients
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Project JSIT21-01: The Effect of the Student Earned Income Exclusion on Labor Market and Educational Choices of SSI Recipients
JSIT21-02: Income Volatility and Social Security: Understanding Farm Losses and their Implications
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Project JSIT21-02: Income Volatility and Social Security: Understanding Farm Losses and their Implications
JSIT21-03: SSI Policy and Homeownership: Patterns Across Categories of Disability & Race
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Project JSIT21-03: SSI Policy and Homeownership: Patterns Across Categories of Disability & Race
JSIT21-04: The Impact of Medicaid Enrollment Expansion on the Health Well-being of SSI and SSDI Beneficiaries
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Project JSIT21-04: The Impact of Medicaid Enrollment Expansion on the Health Well-being of SSI and SSDI Beneficiaries
JSIT21-05: Medicaid Receipt and Health Outcomes in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease Living in Poverty
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Project JSIT21-05: Medicaid Receipt and Health Outcomes in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease Living in Poverty
EMF21-01: Does State-Sponsored Retirement Program Support Low-Income Workers Saving for Retirement? An Early Evidence from the OregonSaves Program
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Project EMF21-01: Does State-Sponsored Retirement Program Support Low-Income Workers Saving for Retirement? An Early Evidence from the OregonSaves Program
EMF21-02: The Role of Health Insurance in the Latinx-White Wealth Gap in the United States
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Project EMF21-02: The Role of Health Insurance in the Latinx-White Wealth Gap in the United States
EMF21-03: Financial Health of Retirees and People with Disabilities: The Role of Income and Expenditure Timing
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Project EMF21-03: Financial Health of Retirees and People with Disabilities: The Role of Income and Expenditure Timing
IRP21-01: Labor Force Transitions, Income Changes, and Poverty Entries among Older Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Project IRP21-01: Employment Transitions, Income, and Material Hardship among Older Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
EMF21-04: Effects of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Plans on Disability Claiming Acknowledgements:
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Project EMF21-04: Effects of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Plans on Disability Claiming

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