How Do the Changing Labor Supply Behavior and Marriage Patterns of Women Affect Social Security Replacement Rates

Social Security Administration (SSA). The research reported herein was pursuant to a grant from the SSA, funded as part of the Retirement Research Consortium (RRC). The findings and conclusions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not represent the views of SSA, any agency of the federal government, the RRC, the Urban Institute, or Boston College. The authors would like to thank Zhenya Karamcheva, Katherine Burnham, and Madeline Medenica for excellent research assistance. The authors would also like to thank Ben Bridges, Barbara A. Butrica, Irena Dushi, Melissa Favreault, Susan Grad, Alice M. Henriques, Virginia P. Reno, Karen E. Smith, Glenn Springstead, and Karen van der Wiel for their thoughtful comments and suggestions.