Research At SCEPA
Cuts to Medicaid Put Older Americans and Their Families at Risk
RELAB POLICY NOTE | Over 5 million older Americans and adults with disabilities rely on Medicaid for long-term care services.
The Effect of Elder Caregiving on Labor Force Participation
RELAB WORKING PAPER | Unpaid eldercare provided by friends and family comes with costs to caregivers, including the limitations eldercare responsibilities may place on labor force participation and work hours.
U.S. Caregiving System Leaves Significant Unmet Needs Among Aging Adults
RELAB POLICY NOTE | America’s eldercare system relies on families to provide care to aging adults, leaving those without family or wealth particularly vulnerable to having their care needs go unmet.
No Rest for The Weary: Measuring the Changing Distribution of Wealth in The US
RELAB WORKING PAPER | Since 1992 wealth for the bottom 90% of households nearing retirement has fallen. Using SCF and HRS data over 20 years, we find the bulk of working-class wealth is government social insurance.
Reducing the Unequal Burden of Unpaid Eldercare Work
RELAB POLICY NOTE | Unpaid care work — the vast majority of such work in the United States — is primarily shouldered by economically vulnerable people.
Physically Demanding Jobs and Involuntary Retirement Worsen Retirement Insecurity
RELAB POLICY NOTE | Contrary to the hope that technology and machines have made work easier for most, more than 25 percent of older white workers and over 40 percent of older Black and Hispanic workers toil in physically demanding jobs.