Disability, Phase 2

List of Paper Topics

How disability declines may translate into increased work at older ages

David Cutler, Harvard University and NBER

Jeffrey Liebman, Harvard University and NBER

Trends in work and retirement behavior relationship to government finances (budgetary implications of extending working lives)

John Shoven, Stanford University and NBER

Disability and the cost of Federal social insurance programs – Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and Disability Insurance (budgetary implications of disability change)

Dana Goldman, Rand Corporation

Disability and Medicare costs (projected lifetime health care expenditures based on health and disability trends)

Alan Garber, Stanford University and NBER

Thomas MaCurdy, Stanford University and NBER

How people with different educational backgrounds respond to health conditions, specifically responses to pain

Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER

Education-disability relationship #1

James Smith, Rand Corporation

Education-disability relationship #2

Adriana Lleras-Muney, Princeton University and NBER