Older Workers’ Employment and Social Security Spillovers through the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

We would like to thank Sara Ji, Saniya Mahate, Rosemary Rhodes, and Bradley Strauss for outstanding research assistance, and seminar participants at the NBER meetings on the Labor Market for Older Workers, NBER Summer Institute, MEA annual meetings, and WEAI annual conference for helpful comments. The research reported herein was performed pursuant to grant RDR18000003 from the US Social Security Administration (SSA) funded as part of the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium. The opinions and conclusions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not represent the opinions or policy of SSA, any agency of the Federal Government, or the National Bureau of Economic Research. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the contents of this report. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.

• October 13, 2022