Research Briefs

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

FY2023 Briefs

WI23-02: Disparities by Race and Gender in SS(D)I Applications and Awards
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Project WI23-02: Disparities by Race/Ethnicity and Sex/Gender in SS(D)I Applications and Awards
WI23-03: Social Security Administration’s Growing Interest in the Child Tax Credit and Other Child Driven Income Support Programs
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Project WI23-03: Social Security Administration’s Growing Interest in the Child Tax Credit and Other Child Driven Income Support Programs
WI23-04: "Its Hard To Know What to Expect": Parents of Children with Disabilities in Retirement
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Project WI23-04: Parents of Children with Disabilities in Retirement: Economic Well-Being and Benefit Adequacy
WI23-05: The Effect of Public Policies on Work Disability: A Lifecourse Perspective
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Project WI23-05: The Effect of Public Policies on Work Disability: A Lifecourse Perspective
WI23-06: Does Health Insurance Reduce Consumption Risk?
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Project WI23-06: Does Health Insurance Reduce Consumption Risk?
WI23-08: COVID-19 Health Disparities and the Economic Security of Families with Children
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Project WI23-08: COVID-19 Health Disparities and the Economic Security of Families with Children
WI23-07: The Impacts of Racial Diferences in Economic Challenges on Housing, Wealth, and Economic Security Among OASI Benefciaries
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Project WI23-07: The Impacts of Racial Differences in Economic Challenges on Housing, Wealth, and Economic Security Among OASI Beneficiaries
WI23-11: Work-Related Injuries and Older Workers: Earnings, Labor Supply, Program Participation, and Retirement
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Project WI23-11: The Long-run Effects of Workplace Injuries on Older Workers: Earnings, SSDI, SSI, and Early Retirement
WI23-12: Financial Inclusion Across the United States
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Project WI23-12: Financial Inclusion Across the United States
WI23-13: How Does the Death of a Partner During the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the Economic Security of the Surviving Older Adult? Evidence From Credit Panel and Labor Force Participation Data
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Project WI23-13: How Does the Death of a Partner During the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the Economic Security of the Surviving Older Adult? Evidence From Credit Panel and Labor Force Participation Data
WI23-14: Pathways into and out of Housing Insecurity and Homelessness: Relationships between Age, Public Program Use, and Housing Stability
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Project WI23-14: Pathways Into and Out of Homelessness: The Role of Frontline Workers to Promote Social Security Benefits Uptake and Housing Security for Adults 50 and Older Living in the Boston Area
WI23-09: Social Security Policy Design and Racial Wealth Disparities
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Project WI23-09: Social Security Policy Design and Racial Wealth Disparities

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