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 2010 Urban Institute http://backend.userland.com/rss Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:45:03 EST Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/images/UI_logo_29x29.jpg 29 29 http://www.urban.org <![CDATA[Help Children Born into Poverty]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901380&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Caroline Ratcliffe, Signe-Mary McKernan) Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Poverty in the United States, September 16, 2010]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412219&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Austin Nichols) Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans : Updated 9/3]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411904&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts) Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Retirement and Social Security: A Time Series Approach Based on Remaining Life Expectancy]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412201&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Brendan Cushing-Daniels, C. Eugene Steuerle) Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Work and Retirement Patterns for the G.I. Generation, Silent Generation, and Early Boomers: Thirty Years of Change]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412175&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Barbara Butrica, Corina Mommaerts) Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Adjusting Social Security Benefits for Changes in the Cost of Living]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412168&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Rudolph G. Penner) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Workers with Low Social Security Benefits: Implications for Reform]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412169&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa M. Favreault) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Why Do Some Workers Have Low Social Security Benefits?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412170&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa M. Favreault) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Older Workers: Opportunities and Challenges]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412166&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Raising Social Security's Retirement Age]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412167&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Melissa M. Favreault, Richard W. Johnson) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Strengthening Families Through Stronger Fathers Initiative: Process Evaluation Report]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001412&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Tess Tannehill, Carolyn T. O'Brien, Elaine Sorensen) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Lifetime Earnings Patterns, the Distribution of Future Social Security Benefits, and the Impact of Pension Reform]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412137&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless, C. Eugene Steuerle) Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Retirement Account Balances (Updated 7/10)]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411976&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Philip Issa) Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[New York Noncustodial Parent EITC: : Implementation and First-Year Findings]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412125&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Elaine Sorensen) Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Differentials in Employer-Sponsored Pensions : Before the ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901357&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Richard W. Johnson) Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Health Insurance Benefits Protection for Employees with Disabilities : The Role of the Family and Medical Leave Act]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412123&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Pamela J. Loprest, Elaine Maag) Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Understanding Early Withdrawals from Retirement Accounts]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412107&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Sheila R. Zedlewski, Philip Issa) Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Are Early Withdrawals from Retirement Accounts a Problem?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412108&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Sheila R. Zedlewski, Philip Issa) Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Distributional Effects of Alternative Social Security Reforms: Details Matter]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412102&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Retirement Policy Program) Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Social Security and the Budget]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412095&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( C. Eugene Steuerle, Stephanie Rennane) Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Quickly Do Older Adults Spend Their Wealth?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412077&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Rudolph G. Penner, Karen E. Smith) Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Did Older Workers Fare in 2009?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412039&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tribal Food Assistance : A Comparison of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412034&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Kenneth Finegold, Nancy M. Pindus, Diane K. Levy, Tess Tannehill, Walter Hillabrant) Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Economic Modeling of Child Poverty and Prevention Council Initiatives : Final Report]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412027&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Linda Giannarelli, Sheila R. Zedlewski) Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Measuring Poverty]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412028&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Laura Wheaton, Jamyang Tashi) Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Will Health Care Costs Bankrupt Aging Boomers?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412026&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Impact of Automatic Enrollment on 401(k) Match Rates: A Methodological Note]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412021&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Mauricio Soto) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[How Seniors Change Their Asset Holdings During Retirement]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412006&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Karen E. Smith, Mauricio Soto, Rudolph G. Penner) Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Disability Just Before Retirement Often Leads to Poverty]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412009&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Melissa M. Favreault, Corina Mommaerts) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Social Security Retirement Benefit Awards Hit All-Time High in 2009]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412010&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Older Adults' Labor Force Participation since 1993: A Decade and a Half of Growth]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412011&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, James Kaminski) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Data Appendix for Older Adults' Labor Force Participation since 1993: A Decade and a Half of Growth]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412012&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Richard W. Johnson, James Kaminski) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[SSA/SIPP/IRS Synthetic Beta File : Analytic Evaluation]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412005&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Karen E. Smith, Douglas A. Wissoker, Additional Authors) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Delaying Retirement an Additional Year Could Offset Stock Market Losses]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=412007&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Karen E. Smith, Eric Toder) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Will Automatic Enrollment Reduce Employer Contributions to 401(k) Plans?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411995&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Mauricio Soto, Barbara Butrica) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Does Autoenrollment Affect Employer Contributions?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411996&RSSFeed=UI_IncomeandBenefitsPolicy.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Mauricio Soto) Wed, 16 Dec 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 M. 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 M. 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 M. 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 M. 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 M. Favreault) Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST