public policy

Using survey data linked to administrative earnings records, this study quantifies the relationship between employer age structure and health insurance premiums and explores how public policies affect this relationship.

This paper uses a simulated instrument approach leveraging metro-level variation in EITC exposure to compare labor-supply responses to policy changes between areas with varying levels of dependence on cars for commuting workers.

In light of growing calls for retirement system reform, this report assesses the economic effects of Social Security, concluding that any reforms to federal retirement policy must be built on the foundation of a protected and strengthened Social Security system.