Framing the Social Security Debate Values, Politics, and Economics

by Arnold, R. Douglas; Graetz, Michael J.; Munnell, Alicia H.

• ISBN13: 9780815701538
• ISBN10: 0815701535
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

This annual volume of the National Academy of Social Insurance provides a framework for the public debate about how to fix the long-term financial problems of Social Security.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(29)
Alicia H. Munnell
Values, Politics, and Economics in Social Security Reform	29	(66)
A Framework for Considering Social Security Reform	29	(9)
Michael J Boskin
The Economics of Social Security Reform	38	(27)
Peter A. Diamond
A Political Science Perspective on Social Security Reform	65	(24)
Hugh Heclo
References	89	(6)
Pensions and Savings---In What form?	95	(18)
Employers and Individuals Must Do More Today to Allow Retirement Tomorrow	95	(16)
Dallas L. Salisbury
Regina T. Jefferson, discussant	106	(5)
References	111	(2)
Social Security: In What Form?	113	(70)
Individual Uncertainty in Retirement Income Planning under Different Public Pension Regimes	113	(24)
Lawrence H. Thompson
Would a Privatized Social Security System Really Pay a Higher Rate of Return?	137	(20)
John Geanakoplos
Olivia Mitchell
Stephen P. Zeldes
Insuring against the consequences of Widowhood in a Reformed Social Security System	157	(22)
Karen C. Holden
Cathleen Zick
Sylvester J. Schieber, discussant	170	(5)
Henry J. Aaron, discussant	175	(4)
References	179	(4)
Insights from Social Security Reform Abroad	183	(104)
The Politics of Pensions: Lessons from Abroad	183	(97)
R. Kent Weaver
Richard Disney, Discussant	229	(8)
John Myles, Discussant	237	(11)
Winfried Schmahl, Discussant	248	(24)
David Walker, Discussant	272	(8)
References	280	(7)
Public Investment in Private Markets	287	(68)
Investing Public Money in Private Markets: What Are the Right Questions?	287	(63)
theodore J. Angelis
Warren L. Batts, discussant	315	(4)
Francis X. Cavanaugh, discussant	319	(10)
Howell E. Jackson, discussant	329	(17)
Ian Lanoff, discussant	346	(4)
References	350	(5)
Public Opinion and the Politics of Reforming Social Security	355	(76)
Myths and Misunderstandings about Public Opinion toward Social Security	355	(34)
Lawrence R. Jacobs
Robert Y. Shapiro
The Political Feasibility of Social Security Reform	389	(39)
R. Douglas Arnold
Susan Dentzer, discussant	417	(5)
Edward Gramlich, discussant	422	(3)
Paul Light, Discussant	425	(3)
References	428	(3)
Contributors	431	(2)
conference Program	433	(6)
Index	439