Impacts Of The Current Social Security System

Author : Henry J. Aaron
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39076006715648

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Economic Effects of Social Security by Henry J. Aaron Pdf

Research report evaluating economic implications of social security in the USA - discusses three competing economic theories on people's economic decision making, namely the life-cycle, multigeneration and short-horizon models, outlines historical trends and the impact of social security on saving, labour supply and long term income distribution. Graphs and references.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000043053520

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Impacts of the Current Social Security System by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security Pdf

Author : Martin Feldstein
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226241821

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Privatizing Social Security by Martin Feldstein Pdf

This volume represents the most important work to date on one of the pressing policy issues of the moment: the privatization of social security. Although social security is facing enormous fiscal pressure in the face of an aging population, there has been relatively little published on the fundamentals of essential reform through privatization. Privatizing Social Security fills this void by studying the methods and problems involved in shifting from the current system to one based on mandatory saving in individual accounts. "Timely and important. . . . [Privatizing Social Security] presents a forceful case for a radical shift from the existing unfunded, pay-as-you-go single national program to a mandatory funded program with individual savings accounts. . . . An extensive analysis of how a privatized plan would work in the United States is supplemented with the experiences of five other countries that have privatized plans." —Library Journal "[A] high-powered collection of essays by top experts in the field."—Timothy Taylor, Public Interest

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Disability insurance
ISBN : PURD:32754070198712

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Social Security by Anonim Pdf

Author : Martin Feldstein,Jeffrey B. Liebman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226241890

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The Distributional Aspects of Social Security and Social Security Reform by Martin Feldstein,Jeffrey B. Liebman Pdf

Social security is the largest and perhaps the most popular program run by the federal government. Given the projected increase in both individual life expectancy and sheer number of retirees, however, the current system faces an eventual overload. Alternative proposals have emerged, ranging from reductions in future benefits to a rise in taxrevenue to various forms of investment-based personal retirement accounts. As this volume suggests, the distributional consequences of these proposals are substantially different and may disproportionately affect those groups who depend on social security to avoid poverty in old age. Together, these studies persuasively show that appropriately designed investment-based social security reforms can effectively reduce the long-term burden of an aging society on future taxpayers, increase the expected future income of retirees, and mitigate poverty rates among the elderly.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Income distribution
ISBN : UCBK:C084945775

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Social Security by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Y. Campbell,Martin Feldstein
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226092560

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Risk Aspects of Investment-Based Social Security Reform by John Y. Campbell,Martin Feldstein Pdf

Our current social security system operates on a pay-as-you-go basis; benefits are paid almost entirely out of current revenues. As the ratio of retirees to taxpayers increases, concern about the high costs of providing benefits in a pay-as-you-go system has led economists to explore other options. One involves "prefunding," in which a person's withholdings are invested in financial instruments, such as stocks and bonds, the eventual returns from which would fund his or her retirement. The risks such a system would introduce—such as the volatility in the market prices of investment assets—are the focus of this offering from the NBER. Exploring the issues involved in measuring risk and developing models to reflect the risks of various investment-based systems, economists evaluate the magnitude of the risks that both retirees and taxpayers would assume. The insights that emerge show that the risk is actually moderate relative to the improved return, as well as being balanced by the ability of an investment-based system to adapt to differences in individual preferences and conditions.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Older people
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021051250

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Impact of Administration's Social Security Proposals on the Elderly by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Committee on the Long-Run Macroeconomic Effects of the Aging U.S. Population
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309261968

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Aging and the Macroeconomy by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Committee on the Long-Run Macroeconomic Effects of the Aging U.S. Population Pdf

The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large percentage of the population: The ratio of people aged 65+ to people aged 20-64 will rise by 80%. This shift is happening for two reasons: people are living longer, and many couples are choosing to have fewer children and to have those children somewhat later in life. The resulting demographic shift will present the nation with economic challenges, both to absorb the costs and to leverage the benefits of an aging population. Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population presents the fundamental factors driving the aging of the U.S. population, as well as its societal implications and likely long-term macroeconomic effects in a global context. The report finds that, while population aging does not pose an insurmountable challenge to the nation, it is imperative that sensible policies are implemented soon to allow companies and households to respond. It offers four practical approaches for preparing resources to support the future consumption of households and for adapting to the new economic landscape.

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social security
ISBN : UCBK:C080591892

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Social Security by International Labour Office Pdf

In 1999 the Governing Body of the International Labour Office decided that a general discussion on social security should take place at the International Labour Conference in 2001. The objective of this discussion is to establish an ILO vision of social security that, while continuing to be rooted in the basic principles of the ILO, responds to the new issues and challenges facing social security. In a second stage this may lead to the development of new instruments or to the possible updating or revision of existing standards. The Governing Body has identified a number of key issues that should be taken into account in the general discussion in 2001. In this report a chapter is devoted to each of these topics. The report begins by looking at the global context in which social security schemes are now operating and the relevance of social security to the goal of decent work.--Introduction.

Author : Larry W. DeWitt,Daniel Béland,Edward D. Berkowitz
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131714227

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Social Security by Larry W. DeWitt,Daniel Béland,Edward D. Berkowitz Pdf

A Documentary History tells the story of the creation and development of the U.S. Social Security program through primary source documents, from its antecendents and founding in 1935, to the controversial issues of the present. This unique reference presents the complex history of Social Security in an accessible volume that highlights the program's major moments and events.

Author : Christian E. Weller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Retirement income
ISBN : IND:30000111197970

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Retirement Income by Christian E. Weller Pdf

Examines social security benefits within the context of other retirement savings programme.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Task Force on Social Security and Women
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Older people
ISBN : UCR:31210009529080

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Inequities Toward Women in the Social Security System by United States. Congress. House. Task Force on Social Security and Women Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Social security
ISBN : PURD:32754077525099

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Financing Problems of the Social Security System by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security Pdf

Author : Frank Newport
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780759511767

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Polling Matters by Frank Newport Pdf

From The Gallup Organization-the most respected source on the subject-comes a fascinating look at the importance of measuring public opinion in modern society. For years, public-opinion polls have been a valuable tool for gauging the positions of American citizens on a wide variety of topics. Polling applies scientific principles to understanding and anticipating the insights, emotions, and attitudes of society. Now in POLLING MATTERS: Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People, The Gallup Organization reveals: What polls really are and how they are conducted Why the information polls provide is so vitally important to modern society today How this valuable information can be used more effectively and more...