Research

My research is focused on labor economics and retirement. Recently I have been studying the impact of the auxiliary benefits in Social Security (benefits to non-contributors like spouses, widow(er)s, children, parents, divorced spouses) on households' work incentives. 

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Retirement

The Effect of Social Security Auxiliary Spouse and Survivor's Benefits on the Household Retirement Decision - Job Market Paper


Old Age Separation and Labor Supply


Organizational Strategy

Organizational Design in Landscapes with Contextual Interactions and Fragile Interdependencies - joint with Brian Wu (previously Structured Contributions and Directed Search)


Other non-Academic Work

A Nudge to Improve Retirement Planning through Social Security (pdf)

  • Winner of Institute for Social Research's Society 2030 Graduate Student Competition


Recent Awards

2013 

  • Winner - Society 2030 Graduate Student Competition (University of Michigan - Institute for Social Research) for A Nudge to Improve Retirement Planning through Social Security
  • Department of Economics Tuition-Only Fellowship

2012 

  • Center for Retirement Research Dissertation Fellowship in Retirement Research ($28,000)
    for The Effect of Social Security Auxiliary Spouse and Survivor's Benefits on the Household Retirement Decision 
  • Schloss High Performance Computing Award ($6,800)
    for The Effect of Social Security Auxiliary Spouse and Survivor's Benefits on the Household Retirement Decision 
  • Rackham Centennial Spring/Summer Fellowship ($6,000)
  • Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant ($3,000) 
    for The Effect of Social Security Auxiliary Spouse and Survivor's Benefits on the Household Retirement Decision 
  • Rackham Travel Grant ($800)
  • Department of Economics Tuition-Only Fellowship


Recent Academic Presentations

2013 

  • Labor Lunch Seminar, Department of Economics (University of Michigan)
  • Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting (Columbus, OH)
  • Summer Seminar Series, Department of Economics (University of Michigan)

2012 

  • Trans-Atlantic Doctoral Conference (London Business School)
© David M. K. Knapp, 2013