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.
Quick Links
Retirement
The Effect of Social Security Auxiliary Spouse and Survivor's Benefits on the Household Retirement Decision - Job Market Paper
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- Click here for full paper (draft as of 10/24/2013)
Old Age Separation and Labor Supply
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Organizational Strategy
Organizational Design in Landscapes with Contextual Interactions and Fragile Interdependencies - joint with Brian Wu (previously Structured Contributions and Directed Search)
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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)