Urban Institute: Income and Benefits Policy http://ibp.urban.org Urban Institute reports from: Income and Benefits Policy - The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. en-us Copyright 2009 Urban Institute http://backend.userland.com/rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:45:03 EST Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/images/UI_logo_29x29.jpg 29 29 http://www.urban.org <![CDATA[Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans : Updated 11/09]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411904&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Retirement Account Balances]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411976&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Philip Issa, Mauricio Soto) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transitioning In and Out of Poverty]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411956&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Signe-Mary McKernan, Caroline Ratcliffe, Stephanie R. Cellini) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Financial Crisis Affecting Retirement Savings? : August 2009, Update]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901283&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Mauricio Soto) Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Are Health Care Costs a Burden for Older Americans?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411924&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Revitalizing Social Security: Effectively Targeting Benefit Enhancements for Low Lifetime Earners and the Oldest Old]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901268&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa Favreault) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Will the Stock Market Collapse Affect Retirement Incomes? : Older Americans' Economic Security No. 20]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411914&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Karen E. Smith, Eric Toder) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Five Questions For Sharon K. Long]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901259&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sharon K. Long) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Extending the EITC to Noncustodial Parents: Potential Impacts and Design Considerations]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411906&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Laura Wheaton, Elaine Sorensen) Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[A Detailed Picture of Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411889&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Austin Nichols, Melissa Favreault) Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Disabilities Among TANF Recipients: Evidence from the NHIS]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411883&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Pamela J. Loprest, Elaine Maag) Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Financial Crisis Affecting Retirement Savings? : May 2009, Update]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411880&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Mauricio Soto) Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[What the 2008 Stock Market Crash Means for Retirement Security]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411876&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Karen E. Smith, Eric Toder) Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Securing Social Security: Lessons for the Next Debate]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901251&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa Favreault) Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rising Tides and Retirement: The Aggregate and Distributional Effects of Differential Wage Growth on Social Security]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411872&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa Favreault) Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Impact of Changing Earnings Volatility on Retirement Wealth]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411873&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Austin Nichols, Melissa Favreault) Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Strengthening Families Through Stronger Fathers Initiative: Lessons from the First Year of the Evaluation]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411870&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Elaine Sorensen, Carolyn T. O'Brien, Ronald B. Mincy) Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Do Health Problems Reduce Consumption at Older Ages?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411858&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Richard W. Johnson, Gordon Mermin) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[A New Minimum Benefit for Low Lifetime Earners]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411853&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa Favreault) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Financial Hardship before and after Social Security's Eligibility Age]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411854&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Gordon Mermin) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Comparisons of MINT 2003 and 2004 Projections with Survey Data]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411850&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Karen E. Smith, Katherine Michelmore, Eric Toder) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Financial Crisis Affecting Retirement Savings?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411847&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Mauricio Soto) Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unemployment Rate Hits All-Time High for Adults Age 65 and Older]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411846&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Promoting Economic Security at Older Ages through Workforce Development : Written Testimony to the Senate Special Committee on Aging U.S. Congress]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901239&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson) Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[It's Not Easy Being Gray: The New Rules of Retirement]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411840&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute) Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Job Differences by Race and Ethnicity in the Low-Skill Job Market : Brief No. 4]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411841&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs, Pamela J. Loprest) Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Economic Recovery Package Will Help Poor Older Adults, but More Could Be Done]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901221&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sheila R. Zedlewski) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unemployment Rate Soars for Older Men with Limited Education]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901223&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Examining Child Support Arrears in California: The Collectibility Study]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411838&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Elaine Sorensen, Heather L. Koball, Kate Pomper, Chava Zibman) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Disappearing Defined Benefit Pension and Its Potential Impact on the Retirement Incomes of Boomers]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411831&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Howard Iams, Karen E. Smith, Eric Toder) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Preventing Child Support Arrears in Texas by Improving Front-end Processes]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411829&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Elaine Sorensen, Tess Tannehill) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Assessing Child Support Arrears in Nine Large States and the Nation]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001242&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Elaine Sorensen, Liliana Sousa, Simone G. Schaner) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Senior Unemployment Rate Hits 31-Year High]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901210&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unemployment and Income in a Recession : Recession and Recovery, No. 1]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411807&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs) Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Role of Welfare during a Recession : Recession and Recovery, No. 3]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411809&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sheila R. Zedlewski) Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[SNAP and the Recession : Recession and Recovery, No. 4]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411810&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Kenneth Finegold) Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Recession and the Earned Income Tax Credit : Recession and Recovery, No. 5]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411811&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Roberton Williams, Elaine Maag) Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Recession Affecting Older Workers?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411804&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Diversity in Retirement Wealth Accumulation]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411805&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gordon Mermin, Desmond Toohey, Sheila R. Zedlewski) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Five Questions for Jeffrey Rohaly]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901219&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jeff Rohaly) Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Older Workers and the Recession]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901205&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Is the Financial Crisis Affecting Retirement Savings?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901206&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Mauricio Soto) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Entry-Level and Next-Step Jobs in the Low-Skill Job Market : Brief No. 1]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411801&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs, Pamela J. Loprest) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Low-Skill Jobs, Work Hours, and Paid Time Off : Brief No. 2]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411802&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs, Pamela J. Loprest) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Job Placement Agencies and the Low-Skill Labor Market : Brief No. 3]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411803&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs, Pamela J. Loprest) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Trends in Income Inequality, Volatility, and Mobility Risk]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411799&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Austin Nichols) Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Are Baby Boomers Saving Enough for Their Retirement?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411794&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Rudolph G. Penner) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[U.S. Intragenerational Economic Mobility From 1984 to 2004 : Trends and Implications]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001226&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs, Seth Zimmerman) Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Three Considerations for Children's Savings Accounts]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411792&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[What Can We Expect from Children's Savings Accounts?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411793&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST