Housing wealth shocks, home equity withdrawal, and the claiming of Social Security retirement benefits.

This paper examines the impact of changes in house prices on when eligible individuals start receiving Social Security benefits. If house prices appreciate, financially constrained households may draw upon the additional home equity and delay receipt of Social Security. To address concerns that hous...

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Published in:	Economic Inquiry Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 620 - 645
Main Authors:	Huang, Naqun, Li, Jing, Ross, Amanda
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Apr2022
Subjects:	Retirement benefits Housing Equity (Real property) Social Security (United States) Home prices
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost