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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Topics: Social Security Disability Insurance

Credit: WSJ

Credit: WSJ

Economics, Entitlements, Pethokoukis

The problem with Social Security Disability Insurance is worse than you think

James Pethokoukis | April 8, 2013, 11:01 am

Looks like we have at least a partial explanation for the continued decline in US labor force participation. And it’s not just all those baby boomer retirements. The Wall Street Journal: Michael Feroli, chief U.S. economist for J.P. Morgan, estimates that since … read more >

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12.19.12 Biggs Graph SS Chained CPI
Economics

Is the chained CPI regressive?

Andrew Biggs | December 19, 2012, 9:45 am

Recently, I responded to claims from Paul Krugman that raising the Social Security retirement age was “hugely regressive” because higher income people live longer. Krugman’s claim was incorrect, in part because low earners are more likely to claim Disability Insurance … read more >

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12.4.12 Biggs Chart 1
Economics, Entitlements

Is raising the retirement age really regressive?

Andrew Biggs | December 4, 2012, 10:27 am

In his (most recent) piece on class warfare, Paul Krugman writes: Consider, as a prime example, the push to raise the retirement age, the age of eligibility for Medicare, or both. This is only reasonable, we’re told — after all, … read more >

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Pethokoukis

Turning the temporarily unemployed into the permanently disabled

James Pethokoukis | December 3, 2012, 3:04 pm

When trying to determine if high unemployment is being caused by weak demand or by a mismatch between jobs and the skills of job seekers, economists look at the Beveridge Curve. It represents the relationship between the unemployment rate and … read more >

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