New papers from the Center for Retirement Research

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has released seven new working papers:

The Changing Causes and Consequences of Not Working Before Age 62

by Barbara A. Butrica and Nadia Karamcheva

The Impact of Temporary Assistance Programs on Disability Rolls and Re-Employment

by Stephan Lindner and Austin Nichols

Understanding the Growth in Federal Disability Programs: Who are the Marginal Beneficiaries and How Much Do They Cost?

by Adele Kirk

What Explains State Variation in SSDI Application Rates?

by Norma B. Coe, Kelly Haverstick, Alicia H. Munnell, and Anthony Webb

How Do Subjective Mortality Beliefs Affect the Value of Social Security and the Optimal Claiming Age?

by Wei Sun and Anthony Webb

How Does the Personal Income Tax Affect the Progressivity of OASI Benefits?

by Norma B. Coe, Zhenya Karamcheva, Richard Kopcke, and Alicia H. Munnell

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 and Diversification of Employer Stock in
Defined Contribution Plans

by Gary V. Engelhardt