Plausibly Exogenous [670] - Social Security (11/19/2021)
LHS Variable
Mortality rate
RHS Variable
Income
Source of Exogenous Variation
Legislation in the 1970s created a Notch in social security payments, with those born after January 1, 1917, receiving sharply lower benefits.
- Snyder and Evans (2006), “The effect of income on mortality: evidence from the social security notch”