Thursday, August 4, 2022
Opening Remarks by Kilolo Kijakazi, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Panel 1: Understanding Disparities in Retirement and Disability
Moderator: Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College
- UM22-16 “Work and Retirement for Older Black and Hispanic Adults”
Emma Aguila, University of Southern California Zeewan Lee, National University of Singapore - NB22-09 “Structural Barriers to Receipt of Income Support and Health Insurance among Adults with Disabilities by Race and Ethnicity”
David Cutler, Harvard University & NBER
Ellen Meara, Harvard University & NBER
Rand Obeidat, Bowie State University - WI22-04 “All in the Family: Mothers of Children with Disabilities and Retirement”
Molly A Costanzo, Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) & University of Wisconsin- Madison
Lisa Klein Vogel, IRP & University of Wisconsin-Madison
Victoria Knoke, University of Wisconsin-Madison Hanna Han, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Panel 2: Improving Social Security Knowledge
Moderator: Laith Alattar, Social Security Administration
- UM22-12 “Disparities in Social Security Knowledge and the Role of Social Capital”
Katherine Carman, RAND
Jhacova Williams, RAND - NB22-15 “The Role of Stock-Flow Reasoning in Understanding the Social Security Trust Fund”
Megan E. Weber, University of California, Los Angeles
Hal E. Hershfield, University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen A. Spiller, University of California, Los Angeles
Suzanne B. Shu, Cornell University & NBER - WI22-10 “Enhancing Trust in the Social Security Administration and E-Government Among People Targeted by Fraud”
Stephen Wendel, Action Design Network
Marti DeLiema, University of Minnesota
Cliff A. Robb, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Panel 3: Leveraging New Data to Measure and Address Racial Disparities
Moderator: James Choi, Yale University
- BC22-11 “Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Experiences Among Older Adults with Disabling Conditions”
Amal Harrati, Mathematica
Marisa Shenk, Mathematica
Bernadette Hicks, Mathematica
Ana Quiñones, Oregon Health & Science University - NB22-06 “Income, Race, and Life Expectancy: A New Database to Measure Changes in Life Expectancy Over Time” (not available at this time)
Raj Chetty, Harvard University & NBER
Nathaniel Hendren, Harvard University & NBER
John Friedman, Brown University & NBER
Michael Stepner, University of Toronto - WI22-06 “The Power of Linked Administrative Data: Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in SSA and Means-Tested Benefit Receipt and Their Anti-Poverty Effects for Children in Multigenerational Families”
Yonah Drazen, Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) & University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lawrence M. Berger, IRP & University of Wisconsin-Madison
J. Michael Collins, IRP & University of Wisconsin-Madison
Molly Costanzo, IRP & University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hilary Shager, IRP & University of Wisconsin-Madison
Friday August 5, 2022
Keynote Speech by Marcella Alsan, Harvard University
Panel 4: Affecting Disability and Disability Benefit Receipt
Moderator: Katherine Bent, Social Security Administration
- UM22-04 “The Role of Physical, Cognitive, and Interpersonal Occupational Requirements and Working Conditions on Disability and Retirement”
Italo Lopez-Garcia, The University of Southern California
Kathleen J. Mullen RAND
Jeffrey Wenger, RAND
- NB19-29 "Legal Represetation in Disability Claims"
Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley & NBER
Nicole Maestas, Harvard University & NBER
Alexander Strand, Social Security Administration
- WI22-02 “Exploring Worker and Firm Characteristics that Drive Use of Accommodation for Workers with Disabilities” (not available at this time)
Corina Mommaerts, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Naoki Aizawa, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stephanie Rennane, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Panel 5: Factors Driving Trends in Health and Disability
Moderator: Courtney Coile, Wellesley College
- BC22-18 “How Has the Evolving Nature of Work Affected Health and Disability?”
Stipica Mudrazija, Urban Institute
Barbara Butrica, Urban Institute
- BC22-17 “How Will COVID Affect the Mortality of Older Adults?”
Gal Wettstein, Boston College
Anqi Chen, Boston College
Alicia Munnell, Boston College
- NB22-05 “How Do Increases in Earned and Unearned Income Affect Health? Evidence from Native American Tribal Casinos” (not available at this time)
Randall Akee, University of California, Los Angeles & NBER
Emilia Simeonova, Johns Hopkins University & NBER
Sonya Porter, United States Census Bureau
Panel 6: The Impacts of COVID-19
Moderator: Gopi Shah Goda, Stanford University
- BC22-02 “How Does COVID-Induced Early Retirement Compare to the Great Recession?”
Anqi Chen, Boston College
Alicia Munnell, Boston College
Siyan Liu, Boston College
- UM22-05 “How Will COVID-19 Excess Mortality Affect Social Security Benefit Payouts?”
Leora Friedberg, University of Virginia
Anthony Webb, New School for Social Research
Irena Dushi, Social Security Administration
- WI22-13 “Household Composition, Resource Use and the Resilience of Older Adults Aging in Community During COVID-19”
Samara Scheckler, Harvard University
Chrisopher Herbert, Harvard University
Jennifer Molinsky, Harvard University
Bonnie Albright, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Closing Remarks by Nicole Maestas, Harvard Medical School