Article
US Social Security Rules in the 1990s: A Natural Experiment in Myopic and Farsighted Behaviour
WCBT Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2002
Disciplines
Abstract
During the 1990s changes in the earnings test threshold and the delayed retirement credit had the potential to impact the labour supply of 65 to 69-year-olds. These changes in Social Security rules are used to examine whether labour supply behaviour of elderly men and women is 'myopic' or 'farsighted'. Men are found to be more farsighted than previously realized, perhaps due to increases in life expectancy.
Citation Information
Stephen D. Rubb. "US Social Security Rules in the 1990s: A Natural Experiment in Myopic and Farsighted Behaviour" (2002) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stephen_rubb/8/
Originally published:
Rubb, Stephen. "US Social Security Rules In The 1990s: A Natural Experiment In Myopic And Farsighted Behaviour." Applied Economics Letters 9.10 (2002): 637-640.
DOI:10.1080/13504850110118174