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This dissertation addresses several issues related to public policies that encourage the extension of working lives of the elderly in the United States. It consists of three chapters. The first chapter and the second chapter of the dissertation evaluate the impacts of the increase in the Social Security Full Retirement Age (FRA) from age 65 (for those born before 1937) to age 66 (for those born between 1943 and 1954). The second chapter estimates that the labor force participation rate of men aged 62-65 increased by 3.5-4.5 percentage points in response to a one-year increase in the FRA. The third chapter of the dissertation answers the question, “To what extent can the elderly readily find suitable jobs if they want or need to work?”