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The Employment Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test

View ORCID ProfileAlexander Gelber, View ORCID ProfileDamon Jones, View ORCID ProfileDaniel W. Sacks and Jae Song
Journal of Human Resources, March 2022, 57 (2) 341-371; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.2.1018-9830R2
Alexander Gelber
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Jae Song is an economist at the Office of the Inspector General, Social Security Administration.
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vol. 57 no. 2 341-371
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.2.1018-9830R2
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received October 1, 2018
  • Accepted January 1, 2020
  • Published online March 2, 2022.

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  1. Alexander Gelber,
  2. Damon Jones,
  3. Daniel W. Sacks and
  4. Jae Song
  1. Alexander Gelber is an associate professor at the University of California, San Diego (amgelber{at}ucsd.edu)
  2. Damon Jones is an associate professor at the Harris School, University of Chicago
  3. Daniel W. Sacks is an associate professor at the Kelley School, Indiana University.
  4. Jae Song is an economist at the Office of the Inspector General, Social Security Administration.
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