
Opinion
An Economist Takes on the Social Security Earnings Test
What is the impact on older adults? Millions of dollars, he says.
March 23, 2023
Laurence J. Kotlikoff is co-author of Get What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security, an economics professor at Boston University and president of Economic Security Planning, which creates financial planning software. He also writes a regular column for Forbes; his articles can be found here. In addition, he posts regularly on Substack. He was an independent write-in candidate for President in the 2016 election.