The Effect of the Social Security Earnings Test on Male Labor Supply: New Evidence from Survey and Administrative Data

Autor/inn/en	Haider, Steven J.; Loughran, David S.
Titel	The Effect of the Social Security Earnings Test on Male Labor Supply: New Evidence from Survey and Administrative Data
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 43 (2008) 1, S.57-87 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Labor Market; Error of Measurement; Labor Supply; Males; Economic Impact; Welfare Recipients; Welfare Services; National Surveys; Longitudinal Studies; Statistical Surveys; Labor Economics; Inferences; Computation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Messfehler; Labour Supply; Arbeitskräfteangebot; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Ökonomische Determinanten; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Statistische Erhebung; Arbeitsökonomie; Inference; Inferenz
Abstract	Despite numerous empirical studies, there is surprisingly little agreement about whether the Social Security earnings test affects male labor supply. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the labor supply effects of the earnings test using longitudinal administrative earnings data and more commonly used survey data. We find that the response to the earnings test in survey data is obfuscated by measurement error and labor market rigidities. Accounting for these factors, our results suggest a consistent and substantial response to the earnings test, especially for younger men. (Contains 9 tables, 8 figures, and 27 footnotes.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	University of Wisconsin Press. 1930 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711-2059. Tel: 608-263-0668; Fax: 608-263-1173; e-mail: journals@uwpress.wisc.edu; Web site: http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10