Study Results from George Mason University in the Area of Economic Policy Reported (Labor Supply Response To Overpayment Notifications: Evidence From Social Security Disability Insurance): Economics – Economic Policy

2022 FEB 01 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Research findings on Economics - Economic Policy are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting out of Fairfax, Virginia, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “We use administrative data to provide evidence that notification of work-related overpayment debt reduces subsequent work activity by Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries.”

Financial support for this research came from U.S. Social Security Administration.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from George Mason University, “We exploit randomness in the timing of the overpayment debt notification by comparing beneficiary work activity before and after notification. Our results show that the share of overpaid beneficiaries engaging in substantial work activity declined by 8% over the 2-month period following an overpayment notification, which reduced to 4% after accounting for the ongoing declining trend in work activity.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “This evidence that overpayment debt notification discourages work highlights the need for policies to curtail overpayments.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Labor Supply Response To Overpayment Notifications: Evidence From Social Security Disability Insurance. Contemporary Economic Policy, 2022. Contemporary Economic Policy can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Contemporary Economic Policy - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1465-7287)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Priyanka Anand, George Mason University, Dept. of Health Administration and Policy, 4400 Univ Dr, Ms 1J3, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States. Additional authors for this research include Denise Hoffman, Siarhei Lukashanets and John T. Jones.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12561. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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