Research At SCEPA
Monopsony Power, Race, and Gender
ARTICLE | This article contributes to the literature on monopsony models by moving away from their emphasis on exogenous factors—worker preferences, incomplete information, and barriers— and focusing on these factors as the main drivers of monopsony power.
The Duration of U.S. Joblessness and the Great Recession
WORKING PAPER | Time spent unemployed can have a profound impact on the quality of a worker's life, future, and family. SCEPA's latest working paper focuses on gender and racial disparities in the time it takes to find work and how these periods are impacted by unemployment insurance.
Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit Could Benefit Older Workers in New York
RELAB POLICY NOTE | The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a popular federal program that has been replicated in many states and lifts millions out of poverty, has historically excluded most older workers from receiving benefits at the same rate as their younger counterparts.
How EITC Could Benefit Low-Income Older Workers
RELAB POLICY NOTE | SCEPA's research finds nearly 1.5 million low-income older workers would benefit from an expansion of the popular Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program. The report—released by our Retirement Equity Lab (ReLab)—finds without expanding the EITC, the program actually lowers wages among non-educated workers, especially those over 55.
Older Workers Are Forced Out of The Workforce
RESEARCH | New research shows that even before the COVID-19 recession, 55.3 percent of workers age 55 and up in the bottom half of the income distribution were forced to leave the workforce and 32.4 percent in the next 40% of the income distribution – the middle class – were forced out of work in old age.
Who Does The Earned Income Tax Credit Benefit?
WORKING PAPER | The popular EITC program is credited with encouraging employment and reducing poverty. But a SCEPA working paper suggests it may also reduce wages for low-education workers, including older workers who do not receive EITC benefits at the same rate as younger workers.
Recession Worsens Inequalities in Job Safety Among Older Workers
RELAB POLICY NOTE | SCEPA's latest research finds that the COVID-19 recession worsens the inequality of job safety among older workers.
EITC's Impact on Workers Who Don't Qualify
RELAB WORKING PAPER | Social Security benefits are progressive and reduce the unequal distribution of retirement wealth generated by a broken employer-based retirement systeThe Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) can cause wage declines for workers who do not receive the tax credit.
Why Have Older Workers Lost Bargaining Power?
RELAB WORKING PAPER | Social Security benefits are progressive and reduce the unequal distribution of retirement wealth generated by a broken employer-based retirement system.