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Documents Addressing Social Security Topics - Alphabetical ListAlso available: Chronological List | Complete List of Lists http://research.aarp.org/rgs7.htmlAAARP District of Columbia Member Survey: Concerns, Interests, and Legislative Prioritieshttp://research.aarp.org/gene ... r.htmlAARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Concerns, interests, information preferences, and legislative priorities of AARP members in Washington, DC. The report includes specific information about member experience with home loan issues, purchasing funeral services, and utility regulation. (37 pages)November 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AARP Member Opinion Research: Concerns, Interests, Opinions and Prioritieshttp://research.aarp.org/gene ... mlFindings from surveys of AARP members about their concerns, interests, involvement, preferences, and priorities for legislative issues in the states and other jurisdictions in which they live, plus demographic profiles of members in localities.July 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AgeLine Searches to Gohttp://research.aarp.org/ageline/sear ... omatically updated topical collections of abstracts culled from Ageline, the world's premiere database on aging.December 2004--------------------------------------------------------------------------------BBoomers Approaching Midlife: How Secure a Future?http://research.aarp.org/econ/d16687_boomers.htmlThis 62-page chartbook (in PDF format) represents an assessment of the future economic prospects of boomers.publication ID: D16687 May 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CChile's Experience with the Privatization of Social Securityhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/i ... tmlFactors leading to Chile's 1981 reform of its social insurance system, features of the new system, and its advantages and disadvantages for Chile and future Chilean retirees are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by Sara E. Rix. (8 pages)publication ID: IB23 August 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Comparing Current Social Security Reform Proposalshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ ... m.htmlFour prominent proposals for keeping Social Security solvent and how they would affect current workers and future beneficiaries are compared in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Andrew Lyon and John Stell of the University of Maryland. (50 pages)publication ID: 2000-19 November 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Could Individual Accounts Lead to Government Interference in the Stock Market?http://research.aarp.org/econ/ib57_stock.htmlIn debating Social Security reform proposals espousing equity investment to increase returns on investment, some have argued that, while stock investment through Social Security trust funds could lead to political manipulation of stocks, investing via individual accounts would not. This premise is false, maintains Alison Shelton of AARP's Public Policy Institute in this PPI Issue Brief. (11 pages). publication ID: IB57 June 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------A Critical Look at Equity Investment in the 1994-1996 Advisory Council on Social Security Recommendationshttp://research.aarp.org ... x.htmlThis 29-page issue brief (in PDF format) written by Lee Cohen, Laurel Beedon, and Carlos Figueiredo of PPI, describes three approaches to restoring Social Security's long-term solvency and analyses their impacts on individuals.publication ID: IB30 April 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------DDistributional Effects of the Social Security Earnings Limithttp://research.aarp.org/econ/dd55_effects.htmlDo earnings limits penalize low-income workers who need to continue working? To find out, Alison Shelton of AARP's Public Policy Institute examined Current Population Survey data from 1996 to 1998. The results are in this Data Digest. (4 pages)publication ID: DD55 November 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------EThe Effect of Social Security Reform Proposals on Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, and Private Disability Insurancehttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ ... m.htmlSome Social Security reform proposals would result in reduction of the program's disability insurance benefits. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper, Selin Opcin and David Stapleton of The Lewin Group suggest that it is important for policy makers to address both disability and retirement reform simultaneously. (46 pages)publication ID: 2001-13 July 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Effect of Using Price Indexation Instead of Wage Indexation in Calculating the Initial Social Security Benefithttp://research.aarp.org/econ/dd72_ss.htmlWhile substituting price indexing for wage indexing in the calculation of workers' initial Social Security benefits would significantly reduce Social Security's long-term deficit, this Social Security reform option would also significantly reduce future benefits and fundamentally change the relationship between workers' contributions and the benefits they receive. An AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest by Alison Shelton, Laurel Beedon and Mitja Ng-Baumhackl (9 pages) publication ID: DD72 July 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------FFactors Influencing Retirement: Their Implications for Raising Retirement Agehttp://research.aarp.org/econ/9810_retire.htmlThis 76-page study (in PDF format), by Cori E. Uccello of the Urban Institute, attempts to shed light on the impact on workers of a higher normal retirement age using data from the 1990 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the 1994 wave of the Health and Retirement Study.publication ID: 9810 October 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Feasibility of Social Security Individual Accountshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/2 ... ec.htmlThe feasibility of modeling Social Security individual accounts after the federal employees' Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is examined in this AARP Public Policy Issue Paper by Frank Cavanaugh, a former TSP executive director, who concludes that a system of individual accounts cannot easily be adapted to the TSP format. (20 pages)publication ID: 2002-14 September 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------GThe Government Pension Offset (GPO)http://research.aarp.org/econ/govpen1.htmlThis two-page fact sheet by Lauren Beedon of PPI, provides information about the Government Pension Offset, a provision in Social Security law that can reduce or eliminate the Social Security benefit for spouses, divorced spouses and surviving spouses who also receive a pension based on their own work for a federal, state or local government not covered by Social Security.publication ID: FS63 February 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------IThe Impact of Mandatory Social Security Coverage of State and Local Workers: A Multi-State Reviewhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/200 ... y.htmlWhat are the major arguments for and against requiring newly hired state and local government employees to be covered by Social Security? An AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Alicia H. Munnell of Boston College (81 pages)publication ID: 2000-11 August 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Impact of Pay Inequality, Occupational Segregation, and Lifetime Work Experience on the Retirement Income of Women and Minoritieshttp://research.aarp.org/econ ... n.htmlThis 53-page issue paper (in PDF format) by Olivia S. Mitchell and John W. Phillips of the University of Pennsylvania and Phillip B. Levine of Wellesley College explores how much of the difference in projected retirement income between groups is represented by differences in earnings between working men and women, occupational segregation, and differences in labor market attachment.publication ID: 9910 September 1999--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Impact of Social Security Reform on Low-Income and Older Womenhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/2002 ... rm.htmlHow proposed reforms to the Social Security system might affect American women's economic well-being is explored in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Melissa M. Favreault and Frank J. Sammartino of The Urban Institute. (59 pages)publication ID: 2002-11 July 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Impacts of an Increase in the Social Security Retirement Age and the Medicare Eligibility Age on Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, and Employmenthttp://research.aarp.org/econ ... ity.htmlIf the eligibility age for Medicare is raised to 67, how many people aged 65-66 would: retain benefits under Social Security Disability Insurance? retain Medicare eligibility? remain employed? Costs and savings associated with these changes are projected based on micro-simulation models. (Public Policy Institute issue paper, 104 pages in PDF format)publication ID: 9911 August 1999--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Brief: Increasing the Age of Eligibility for Social Security and Medicare: Projected Impacts on Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance from 2000-2040http://research.aarp.org/econ/inb22_insurance.htmlA short summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by The Lewin Group in which a detailed methodological approach is used to project the impacts on Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance of raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67 or 70. (2 pages)publication ID: INB22 September 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Brief: Patterns of Dissaving in Retirementhttp://research.aarp.org/econ ... ving.htmlA short summary of a similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which Steven Haider, Michael Hurd, Elaine Reardon, and Stephanie Williamson of RAND examine how, why, when, and at what rate retired individuals and/or households consume resources and spend their financial assets. (1 page) publication ID: INB26 August 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Brief: The Effects of Social Security Reform Proposals on Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, and Private Disability Insurancehttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ ... form.htmlA short summary of the AARP Public Policy Issue Paper in which Selin Opcin and David Stapleton of The Lewin Group suggest that, because the incomes of workers with disabilities would be reduced significantly by some reform proposals, it is important for policymakers to address both disability and retirement reform simultaneously. (2 pages)publication ID: INB45 July 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Brief: The Feasibility of Social Security Individual Accountshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/i ... csec.htmlA short summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which the feasibility of modeling Social Security individual accounts after the federal employees' Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is examined by Frank Cavanaugh, a former TSP executive director. (2 pages)publication ID: INB59 September 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Brief: The Impact of Social Security Reform on Low-Income and Older Womenhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/inb57_ssreform.htmlA succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which Melissa M. Favreault and Frank J. Sammartino of The Urban Institute explore how proposed reforms to the Social Security system might affect American women's economic well-being. (2 pages)publication ID: INB57 July 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Brief: The Role of Annuities in a Reformed U.S. Social Security Systemhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/inb61_annuity.htmlA short summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which the annuitization of individual Social Security account assets is analyzed by Jeffrey B. Liebman of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government who provides a guide for policymakers to use in thinking about how withdrawals from a system of personal retirement accounts (PRAs) might be managed. (2 pages)publication ID: INB61 December 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Brief: The Value of Social Security Disability Insurancehttp://research.aarp.org/econ/inb42_ssdi.htmlA short summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which Martin Holmer of the Policy Simulation Group finds that people are willing to pay more for SSDI than it costs the government to provide the benefits, and enough to make the entire Social Security program solvent for the next 75 years. (2 pages)publication ID: INB42 June 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Increasing the Age of Eligibility for Social Security and Medicare: Projected Impacts on Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance from 2000-2040http://research.aarp.org/econ/2000_15_eligibility.htmlIf the Medicare eligibility age is raised to 67 or 70, what would be the effect on the size of the Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance populations? And what would be the level of savings? In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper, The Lewin Group uses a detailed methodological approach to making these projections. (85 pages)publication ID: 2000-15 September 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Individual Accounts: Lessons from Swedenhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ib6 ... p.htmlWhat America might learn from Sweden's experience with funded mandatory individual retirement income accounts that are similar in some respects to those that might be adopted in the United States as part of Social Security reform is examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by John Turner. (13 pages)publication ID: IB60 May 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Individual Accounts, Social Security, and the 2000 Electionhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/s ... tmlResults from a July 2000 AARP survey: Most of those polled expect Social Security to be a key factor in determining which presidential candidate they will choose. But, while generally supporting the idea of changing the system by establishing private accounts, their support quickly fades when they consider the possible consequences of specific plans. (53 pages)September 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Investing the Social Security Trust Funds in Equitieshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/9 ... t.htmlThis 36-page paper (in PDF format) written for PPI by Alicia Munnell and Pierluigi Balduzzi of Boston College, identifies the advantages and potential pitfalls of investing some of the Social Security trust fund reserves in corporate equities.publication ID: 9802 March 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------OOld-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds: 2000 Trustees' Projectionshttp://research.aarp.org/eco ... s.htmlThis PPI data digest by Laurel Beedon and Charles Ford of the Public Policy Institute summarizes the 2000 Social Security Trustees' Report. (2 pages)publication ID: DD46 April 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds: 2003 Trustees' Projectionshttp://research.aarp.org/eco ... rojections of the short-term and long-term financial health of the Social Security program from the Trustees' 2003 report are summarized in this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest by Laurel Beedon and Mitja Ng-Baumhackl. (2 pages)publication ID: DD86 March 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Trust Funds: 1996 trustees' projectionshttp://research.aarp.org/eco ... s.htmlThis four-page PPI data digest prepared by Laurel Beedon explores and summarizes Social Security solvency estimates contained in the 1996 OASDI Trustees' Report, and presents a breakdown of the individual trust funds by projected principal, interest, and outgo. (abstract only)publication ID: DD23 July 1996--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance Trust Funds: 1998 Trustees' Projectionshttp://research.aarp.org/eco ... s.htmlThis two-page data digest written by Laurel Beedon of the Public Policy Institute provides a synopsis of the 1998 Trustees' report indicators of the financial status of the trust funds: trust fund ratios, annual cost and income rates, and trust fund assets.publication ID: DD36 May 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Old-Age, Survivors And Disability Insurance Trust Funds: 1999 Trustees' Projectionshttp://research.aarp.org/eco ... t.htmlThis two page PPI Data Digest by Laurel Beedon and Charles Ford of the Public Policy Institute summarizes the 1999 Social Security Trustees' Report.publication ID: DD41 April 1999--------------------------------------------------------------------------------RRecipiency of entitlement and other safety-net program benefits among families in 1993http://research.aarp.org/econ/dd21_safety.htmlThis 6-page data digest, prepared by PPI's Ke Bin Wu, compares two kinds of government benefits (work-related and need-related) in order to analyze the distribution of recipiency by age group, family type, and family income; the data are based on the analysis of the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey for March 1994. (abstract only) publication ID: DD21 November 1995--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Retirement Age and Social Security Reform: The Macroeconomic Effects of Working Longerhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ib5 ... rm.htmlHow Social Security benefits, the trust funds, compensation, income and savings would be affected if the labor force participation rate of older persons were to rise is explored in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by Satyenda Verma and Sara E. Rix. (13 pages)publication ID: IB59 March 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Role of Annuities in a Reformed U.S. Social Security Systemhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/200 ... ty.htmlThe annuitization of individual Social Security account assets is analyzed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Jeffrey B. Liebman of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government who provides a guide for policymakers to use in thinking about how withdrawals from a system of personal retirement accounts (PRAs) might be managed. (67 pages)publication ID: 2002-17 December 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------SSocial Security and African Americans: Some Factshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/fs94_ss.htmlSome maintain that, while African Americans bear a large portion of the cost of the Social Security program, they and their families will receive little in benefits should the workers become disabled, retire or die. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet, Laurel Beedon and Ke Bin Wu provide Current Population Survey data to inform the discussion about African American beneficiaries and the value of Social Security. (2 pages)publication ID: FS94 August 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security and Hispanics: Some Factshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/fs95 ... htmlSocial Security is particularly important to older Hispanics, more than 75 percent of whom receive benefits. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Laurel Beedon and Ke Bin Wu provides data and discussion about Hispanic beneficiaries and the value of Social Security in providing protection for workers and their families should the worker become disabled, retire or die. (2 pages)publication ID: FS95 September 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security and Women: Some Factshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/fs96_sswom.htmlMore than 90 percent of American women receive Social Security benefits in old age. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet, Sara Rix and Laurel Beedon provide data on female beneficiaries and tell why Social Security is particularly important and valuable to women. (2 pages)publication ID: FS96 October 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security: Basic Datahttp://research.aarp.org/econ/fs39r_ss.htmlWho receives Social Security benefits? How much do beneficiaries receive? Who pays for Social Security? What is the status of the Social Security trust funds? are among the questions answered in this updated AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Laurel Beedon and Mitja Ng-Baumhackl. (2 pages)publication ID: FS39R July 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Social Security Benefit Formulahttp://research.aarp.org/econ/fs ... efit.htmlA worker’s Social Security benefits are generally based on his or her time and earnings in Social Security-covered employment and the age at which she or he leaves the labor force. Specifically, the initial benefit amount is reached through a two-step calculation. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Laurel Beedon and Mitja Ng-Baumhackl describes the formula and illustrates the calculation using examples. (2 pages)publication ID: FS59R August 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security COLAS and Medicare Part B Premium Increaseshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ ... s.htmlThis two-page fact sheet written by Laurel Beedon and David Gross of the Public Policy Institute discusses what determines both the COLA and the Part B premium and provides charted examples of how the COLA and the Part B premium would impact upon an average Social Security benefit in 1999.publication ID: FS73 November 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security Disability Insurance: Some Factshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/fs92_ssdi.htmlBasic information about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries and the role Social Security plays in the income security of disabled workers and their families is discussed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Laurel Beedon and Mitja Ng-Baumhackl. (2 pages)publication ID: FS92 February 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Social Security Earnings Limit and Incentives to Claim Social Security Benefitshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/d ... .htmlWould eliminating the current earnings limit result in more people claiming Social Security benefits before the normal retirement age? In this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest, Alison Shelton explores the possible consequences. (4 pages)publication ID: DD56 November 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Social Security Earnings Limit and Work and Retirement Incentiveshttp://research.aarp.org/econ ... es.htmlHow Social Security earnings limits - or the elimination thereof - might influence some workers to work more hours and others to work fewer is explored in this Data Digest by Alison Shelton of AARP's Public Policy Institute. (4 pages)publication ID: DD54 November 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security Reform: How do Minorities Fare Under Social Security? A Response to Two Heritage Foundation Reportshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ib ... 1.htmlThis 10-page Issue Brief by John Gist of the Public Policy Institute explores the issue of how fair the Social Security program is to minorities compared with whites in terms of the returns on their contributions.publication ID: IB34 September 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security Reform: How Might Women Fare?http://research.aarp.org/econ/ib31_sswomen.htmlThis 20-page issue brief (in PDF format) by Sara Rix of PPI and John B. Williamson of Boston College, examines the importance of Social Security to women now and into the 21st century and addresses how some of the more prominent proposed changes to Social Security system might affect them.publication ID: IB31 January 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security Reform: Pension Plan Integration with Social Securityhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/f ... m.htmlThis two-page Fact Sheet by Jules Lichtenstein of the Public Policy Institute decribes different approaches to integrating employer-provided pension plans with Social Security and presents an example of each approach.publication ID: FS70 October 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security Reform: Rethinking Retirement-Age Policy--A Look At Raising Social Security’s Retirement Agehttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ib40_a ... y.htmlThis issue brief (in PDF format) by Sara E. Rix of AARP's Public Policy Institute, discusses the implications for workers and employers of raising the age of eligibility for full Social Security retired worker benefits, referred to as the "normal retirement age." (24 pages) publication ID: IB40 November 1999--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security Reform: The Budget Surpluses and Social Securityhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/d ... s.htmlThis four-page data digest written by John R. Gist of the Public Policy Institute addresses the President's proposal on reserving all budget surpluses until we "save Social Security."publication ID: DD34 April 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security Reform: The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) for Federal Employeeshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ ... m.htmlThis six-page issue brief written by Laurel Beedon of the Public Policy Institute profiles the TSP and includes tables detailing the programs returns, deferral rates, and investment allocations.publication ID: IB33 July 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Social Security Trust Funds: Some Basicshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/fs4 ... 1.htmlThis two-page fact sheet by Laurel Beedon and Charles Ford of the Public Policy Institute updates an earlier version and includes data from the 1999 Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Trustees' Report.publication ID: FS40R April 1999-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sources of Income For Older Persons in 1995http://research.aarp.org/econ/95income1.htmlThis six-page data digest written by Ke Bin Wu of PPI, describes sources of income for older persons in 1995.publication ID: DD32 February 1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------State taxation of Social Security and pensions in 1996http://research.aarp.org/econ/ib28_pension.htmlPPI's David Baer prepared this 14-page issue brief to summarize state income tax treatment of Social Security benefits and pension income for tax year 1996 for the 41 states and the District of Columbia that have a broad-based income tax; he provides endnotes that give extensive detail about other retirement income exclusions and age and income restrictions. (abstract only)publication ID: IB28 June 1997--------------------------------------------------------------------------------TTen Facts to Remember About Social Securityhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/d ... htmlSocial Security is much more than a retirement investment plan - it provides family insurance. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest, Laurel Beedon and Alison Shelton describe the program, its financing and beneficiaries, and discuss how it protects vulnerable groups. (4 pages)publication ID: DD79 October 2002--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ten Points Concerning Carve-Out Social Security Individual Accountshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/dd80_carve.htmlIf some part of current payroll taxes were to be diverted from Social Security to finance carve-out accounts, the program's ability to provide social insurance to workers and their families would be reduced. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest, Alison Shelton and Laurel Beedon discuss carve-outs and their impact on beneficiaries and the Social Security program in general. (4 pages)publication ID: DD80 October 2002-------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Thrift Savings Plan for Federal Employeeshttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ ... tmlBecause a number of the plans to reform Social Security include providing individuals with the opportunity to save and invest on their own, this 29-page issue paper (in PDF format) by Laurel Beedon of PPI examines the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) designed for federal employees to determine whether the TSP is a viable model for an individual investment tier for Social Security.publication ID: 9909 July 1999--------------------------------------------------------------------------------WWill Your Social Security Benefits Be Taxed?http://research.aarp.org/econ/fs88_sstax.htmlInformation about taxation of Social Security benefits and a worksheet to help beneficiaries estimate whether and how much they will be taxed. An AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Laurel Beedon and Alison Shelton (2 pages)publication ID: FS88 August 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Windfall Reductionhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/ ... ll.htmlThe two-page fact sheet prepared by PPI's Laurel Beedon, outlines the Social Security benefit formula, describes the reduction, its impact on the formula and provides examples of individual workers and how the reduction changes their benefits.publication ID: FS64 February 1998-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Women and Individual Social Security Accounts in Chile, Australia, and the United Kingdomhttp://research.aarp.org/econ/20 ... ss.htmlHow women fare under the social security systems of Australia, Chile and the United Kingdom, countries with individual accounts which have been proposed for the United States, is explored in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Sophie M. Korczyk of Analytical Services. (55 pages)publication ID: 2003-09 July 2003http://research.aarp.org/rgs7.html
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