NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

The Distributional Aspects of Social Security and Social Security Reform

Martin Feldstein and Jeffrey B. Liebman, editors

Conference held October 21-23, 1999
Published in January 2002 by University of Chicago Press
© 2002 by the National Bureau of Economic Research

NBER Program(s):   AG    PE

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376 pages
ISBN: 0-226-24106-8

Table of Contents

1. Front matter, The Distributional Aspects of Social Security and Social Security Reform: Martin S. Feldstein, Jeffrey B. Liebman (p. -10 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

Introduction: Martin S. Feldstein, Jeffrey B. Liebman (p. 1 - 10) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Redistribution in the Current U.S. Social Security System: Jeffrey B. Liebman (p. 11 - 48) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. Guaranteed Income. SSI and the Well-Being of the Elderly Poor: Kathleen M. McGarry (p. 49 - 84) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. The Impact of Social Security and Other Factors on the Distribution of Wealth: Jagadeesh Gokhale, Laurence J. Kotlikoff (p. 85 - 114) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. Social Security and Inequality over the Life Cycle: Angus S. Deaton, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Christina Paxson (p. 115 - 148) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. Long-Run Effects of Social Security Reform Proposals on Lifetime Progressivity: Julia Lynn Coronado, Don Fullerton, Thomas Glass (p. 149 - 206) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Social Security’s Treatment of Postwar Americans. How Bad Can It Get?: Jagadeesh Gokhale, Laurence J. Kotlikoff (p. 207 - 262) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. The Distributional Effects of an Investment-Based Social Security System: Martin S. Feldstein, Jeffrey B. Liebman (p. 263 - 326) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. Distributional Effects in a General Equilibrium Analysis of Social Security: Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Kent Smetters, Jan Walliser (p. 327 - 370) (bibliographic info) (download)

10. The Economics of Bequests in Pensions and Social Security: Martin S. Feldstein, Elena Ranguelova (p. 371 - 400) (bibliographic info) (download)

11. Differential Mortality and the Value of Individual Account Retirement Annuities: Jeffrey Brown (p. 401 - 446) (bibliographic info) (download)

12. Appendix. Estimating Life Tables That Reflect Socioeconomic Differences In Mortality : Jeffrey Brown, Jeffrey B. Liebman, Joshua Pollet (p. 447 - 458) (bibliographic info) (download)

13. Contributors: (p. 459 - 460) (bibliographic info) (download)

14. Author Index: (p. 461 - 464) (bibliographic info) (download)

15. Subject Index: (p. 465 - 469) (bibliographic info) (download)

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