We attempt to draw inferences about potential behavioral responses to means-testedquot; income support for the elderly by examining the effects on saving of the Supplemental Securityquot; Income (SSI) program for the aged in the U.S. Part of the SSI program provides payments to thequot; poor...

Theory suggests that the combined influence of the two public retirement programs in the United States - social security and SSI - encourages both SSI participation and early old-age insurance (OAI) claims under social security. Using SSI participants' social security earnings records, we find...

The elderly are one of the exceptional groups in American society with access to a significant cash safety net, a means-tested program called Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Little attention has been paid to the pre-eligibility-age labor market disincentives created by such a program. In...