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Lifetime Job Demands, Work Capacity at Older Ages, and Social Security Benefit Claiming Decisions

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We use Health and Retirement Study data linked to the Department of Labor’s O*Net classification system to examine the relationship between lifetime exposure to occupational demands and retirement behavior. We consistently found that both non-routine cognitive analytic and non-routine physical demands were associated with worse health, earlier labor force exit, and increased use of Social Security Disability Insurance. The growing share of workers in jobs with high levels of cognitive demand may contribute to growth in DI use.

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  • Lauren Hersch Nicholas, 2014. "Lifetime Job Demands, Work Capacity at Older Ages, and Social Security Benefit Claiming Decisions," Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College wp2014-15, Center for Retirement Research.
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    1. Schimmel Hyde Jody & Stapleton David C., 2017. "Using the Health and Retirement Study for Disability Policy Research: A Review," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 20(2), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Jody Schimmel Hyde & April Yanyuan Wu, "undated". "New Work-Limiting Health Events and Occupational Transitions Among Older Workers," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 0d12254d6aa542e09156584e8, Mathematica Policy Research.

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