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April 29, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Actuarial Notes – April 29, 2013

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Effects of Unauthorized Immigration on the Actuarial Status of the Social Security Trust Funds,” by Stephen Goss, Alice Wade, J. Patrick Skirvin, Michael Morris, K. Mark Bye, and Danielle Huston (No. 151, April 2013, .pdf format, 5p.).

www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/NOTES/pdf_notes/note151.pdf

April 26, 2013

CAAR – US House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Hearing Testimony – April 26, 2013

Filed under: Legislation Information Updates — Tags: — admin @ 4:17 pm

Hearing on the Challenges Facing the Next Commissioner of Social Security,” a hearing held April 26, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format).

waysandmeans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=330425

April 22, 2013

CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office blog posts – April 22, 2013

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 4:37 pm

A. “How Does Growth in the Cost of Goods and Services for the Elderly Compare to That for the Overall Population?” by David Brauer and Noah Meyerson (Apr. 19, 2013).

www.cbo.gov/publication/44090

B. “Differences Between the Traditional CPI and the Chained CPI,” by Rob McClelland (Apr. 19, 2013).

www.cbo.gov/publication/44088

April 18, 2013

CAAR – US House Committee on Ways and Means Hearing Testimony – April 18, 2013

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Hearing on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Entitlement Reform Proposals,” a hearing held April 18, 2013 (witness statements are available in .pdf format).

waysandmeans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=328603

April 17, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Periodicals – April 17, 2013

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A. SSI Monthly Statistics, March 2013 (April 2013, .pdf and HTML format).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_monthly/2013-03/index.html

B. International Update, April 2013 (April 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 3p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2013-04/index.html

C. Monthly Statistical Snapshot, March 2013 (April 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 3p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/2013-03.html

April 11, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Actuarial Notes – April 11, 2013

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 4:52 pm

Estimated Financial Effects of the “Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013,”" legislation introduced on March 21, 2013 by Representative Gwen Moore (March 2013, .pdf format, 21p.).

www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/solvency/GMoore_20130329.pdf

April 10, 2013

CAAR – Tables of Contents – April 10, 2013

Filed under: Journal Table of Contents — Tags: , , — admin @ 4:42 pm

Dementia (Vol. 12, No. 2, March 2013).

dem.sagepub.com/content/12/2.toc

International Social Security Review (Vol. 66, No. 2, April-June 2013).

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/issr.2013.66.issue-2/issuetoc

Journal of Aging & Social Policy (Vol. 25, No. 2, 2013).

www.tandfonline.com/toc/wasp20/25/2

April 8, 2013

CAAR – Urban Institute Working Paper – April 8, 2013

Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: — admin @ 4:00 pm

The Changing Causes and Consequences of Not Working before Age 62,” by Barbara Butrica and Nadia Karamcheva (December 2012, .pdf format, 43p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.urban.org/retirement_policy/url.cfm?ID=412801

April 5, 2013

CAAR – Demos Report – April 5, 2013

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Expanded Social Security: A Plan to Increase Retirement Security for All Americans,” by Michael Lind, Steven Hill, Robert Hiltonsmith, and Joshua Freedman (April 2013, .pdf format, 27p.).

www.demos.org/publication/expanded-social-security-plan-increase-retirement-security-all-americans

April 4, 2013

CAAR – New America Foundation Report – April 4, 2013

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“Expanded Social Security: A Plan to Increase Retirement Security for All Americans,” by Michael Lind, Joshua Freedman, Steven Hill, and Robert Hiltonsmith (April 2013, .pdf format, 27p.).

www.newamerica.net/publications/policy/expanded_social_security

More information about NAF:

www.newamerica.net/about

March 22, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration Office of the Chief Actuary Memoranda – March 22, 2013

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A. “Estimated Financial Effects of the “Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act,” legislation introduced as S. 500 (113th Congress) on March 7, 2013 by Senator Bernie Sanders” (March 2013, .pdf format, 12p.).

B. “Estimated Financial Effects on Social Security of the “Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013,” legislation introduced on March 14, 2013 by Senator Tom Harkin” (March 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).

Both are accessible from:

www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/solvency/index.html

March 20, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Periodical, Report – March 20, 2013

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A. SSI Monthly Statistics, February 2013 (March 2013, .pdf and HTML format).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_monthly/2013-02/index.html

B. “Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2012,” (March 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 229p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2012-2013/asia/index.html

C. “Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2013” (March 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 3p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/2013-02.html

March 19, 2013

CAAR – US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health Hearing Testimony – March 19, 2013

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Saving Seniors and Our Most Vulnerable Citizens from an Entitlement Crisis,” a hearing held March 18, 2013 (witness statements are available in .pdf format, full hearing can be viewed in Flash format, running time 1 hour 56 minutes).

energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/saving-seniors-and-our-most-vulnerable-citizens-entitlement-crisis

March 18, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Periodical – March 18, 2013

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International Update, March 2013 (March 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 3p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2013-03/index.html

March 14, 2013

CAAR – AARP Factsheet – March 14, 2013

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 4:41 pm

Inflation Indexation in Major Federal Benefit Programs: Impact of the Chained CPI,” by Alison Shelton (March 2013, .pdf format, 8p.).

www.aarp.org/work/social-security/info-03-2013/major-federal-benefit-programs-impact-of-chained-cpi-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html

March 11, 2013

CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – March 11, 2013

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A. “Advertising and Competition in Privatized Social Security: The Case of Mexico,” by Justine S. Hastings, Ali Hortacsu, and Chad Syverson (w18881, March 2013, .pdf format, 53p.).

Abstract:

This paper examines how advertising impacts competition and equilibrium prices in the context of a privatized pension market. We use detailed administrative data on fund manager choices and worker characteristics at the inception of Mexico’s privatized social security system, where fund managers had to set prices (management fees) at the national level, but could select sales force levels by local geographic areas. We develop a model of fund manager choice, price and advertising competition (in terms of sales force deployment), nesting models of informative and persuasive advertising. We find evidence in favor of the persuasive view; exposure to sales force lowered price sensitivity and increased brand loyalty, leading to inelastic demand and high equilibrium fees. We simulate oft-proposed policy solutions: a supply-side policy with a competitive government player, and a demand-side policy which increases price elasticity. We find that demand-side policies are necessary to foster competition in social-safety-net markets with large segments of inelastic consumers.

www.nber.org/papers/w18881

B. “Disability, Earnings, Income and Consumption,” by Bruce D. Meyer and Wallace K.C. Mok (w18869, March 2013, .pdf format, 53p.).

Abstract:

Using longitudinal data for 1968-2009 for male household heads, we determine the prevalence of pre- retirement age disability and its association with a wide range of outcomes, including earnings, income, and consumption. We then employ some of these quantities in the optimal social insurance framework of Chetty (2006) to study current compensation for the disabled. Six of our findings stand out. First, disability rates are high. We divide the disabled along two dimensions based on the persistence and severity of their work-limiting condition. We estimate that a person reaching age 50 has a 36 percent chance of having been disabled at least temporarily once during his working years, and a 9 percent chance that he has begun a chronic and severe disability. Second, the economic consequences of disability are frequently profound. Ten years after disability onset, a person with a chronic and severe disability on average experiences a 79 percent decline in earnings, a 35 percent decline in after-tax income, a 24 percent decline in food and housing consumption and a 22 percent decline in food consumption. Third, economic circumstances differ sharply across disability groups. The outcome decline for the chronically and severely disabled is often more than twice as large as that for the average disabled head. Fourth, our findings show the partial and incomplete roles that individual savings, family support and social insurance play in reducing the consumption drop that follows disability. Fifth, time use and detailed consumption data further indicate that disability is associated with a decline in well-being. Sixth, using the quantities we have estimated, we provide the range of behavioral elasticities and preference parameters consistent with current disability compensation being optimal within the Chetty framework.

www.nber.org/papers/w18869

March 5, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary, Actuarial Notes – March 5, 2013

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A. “Internal Real Rates of Return under the OASDI Program for Hypothetical Workers,” by Michael Clingman, Kyle Burkhalter, and Chris Chaplain (No. 2012.5, March 2013, .pdf format, 9p.). Note: no HTML format report is available at this time. Click on the .pdf drop box and then click on “March 2013″).

www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/ran5/index.html

B. “Death and Disability Life Table for Insured Workers,” by  Johanna Maleh, Robert Baldwin, and Jason Schultz (No. 2012.6, February 2013, .pdf format, 6p.). Note: no HTML format report is available at this time. Click on the .pdf drop box and then click on “February 2013″).

www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/ran6/index.html

C. “Moneys Worth Ratios Under the OASDI Program for Hypothetical Workers,” by Michael Clingman, Kyle Burkhalter, and Chris Chaplain (No. 2012.7, March 2013, .pdf format, 10p.). Note: no HTML format report is available at this time. Click on the .pdf drop box and then click on “March 2013″).

www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/ran7/index.html

February 25, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Report, Periodical – February 25, 2013

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A. “Individual Changes Modifying Social Security” (February 2013, HTML and .pdf format).

www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/solvency/provisions/index.html

B. International Update, February 2013 (February 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 3p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2013-02/index.html

February 12, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis Periodical – February 12, 2013

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Social Security Bulletin (Vol. 73, No. 1, February 2013, .pdf and HTML format).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v73n1/index.html

February 6, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration Compendium – February 6, 2013

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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2012 (February 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 528p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2012/index.html

January 31, 2013

CAAR – National Academy of Social Insurance Report – January 31, 2013

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 4:38 pm

Strengthening Social Security: What Do Americans Want?” by Jasmine V. Tucker, Virginia P. Reno, and Thomas N. Bethell (January 2013, .pdf format, 60p.).

www.nasi.org/research/2013/report-strengthening-social-security-what-do-americans-want

January 25, 2013

CAAR – Journal Table of Contents – January 25, 2013

Filed under: Journal Table of Contents — Tags: — admin @ 4:44 pm

International Social Security Review (Vol. 66, No. 1, Jan.-Mar. 2013).

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/issr.2013.66.issue-1/issuetoc

January 18, 2013

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Actuarial Notes – January 18, 2013

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 6:24 pm

A. “Projections of Mortality Experience of DI Disabled Workers and SSI Disabled Adults with HIV-Related Impairments, 2002-06,” by Tim Zayatz and Nettie Barrick (No. 149, August 2012, .pdf format, 21p.).

B. “The Nature and Evolution of Methodologies for Social Security Projections,” by Stephen Goss, Alice Wade, Michael Morris, and Karen Glenn (No. 150, January 2013, .pdf format, 4p.).

Both can be accessed at:

www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/n2010s.html

C. “Scaled Factors for Hypothetical Earnings Examples under the 2012 Trustees Report Assumptions,” by Michael Clingman and Kyle Burkhalter (No. 2012.3, November 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 10p.).

HTML:

www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/ran3/an2012-3.html

.pdf:

www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/ran3/an2012-3.pdf

4. “Illustrative Benefits for Retired Workers, Disabled Workers, and Survivors Scheduled Under Current Law,” by Michael Clingman, Kyle Burkhalter, and Chris Chaplain (No. 2012.4, November 2012, HTML and .pdf format, p.).

HTML:

www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/ran4/an2012-4.html

.pdf:

www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/ran4/an2012-4.pdf

January 16, 2013

CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office Blog Entry – January 16, 2013

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“How Will Older People’s Participation in the Labor Force Be Affected by the Coming Increase in the Full Retirement Age for Social Security?” by Joyce Manchester (January 2013).

www.cbo.gov/publication/43834

January 9, 2013

CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office Blog – January 9, 2013

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How Will Older People’s Participation in the Labor Force Be Affected by the Coming Increase in the Full Retirement Age for Social Security?” by Joyce Manchester (January 9, 2013).

www.cbo.gov/publication/43834

January 2, 2013

CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – January 2, 2013

Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: — admin @ 4:41 pm

The Nexus of Social Security Benefits, Health, and Wealth at Death,” by James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise (w18658, December 2012, .pdf format, 25p.).

Abstract:

Social Security benefits are the most important component of the income of a large fraction of older Americans. A significant fraction of persons approach the end of life with few financial assets and no home equity, relying almost entirely on Social Security benefits for support. Whether persons reach late-life with positive non-annuity wealth depends importantly on health, which is quite persistent over the life-time. Persons in poor health in old age have a higher-than-average probability of having experienced low earnings while in the labor force, which puts them at greater risk of having low Social Security benefits in retirement. While the progressivity of the Social Security benefit formula provides a safety net to support low-wage workers in retirement, a noticeable fraction of persons, especially those in single-person households, still have income below the poverty level in their last years of life. Many of these individuals have few assets to draw on to supplement their income, and are in poor health. In general, low assets and low income in old age are strongly related to poor health. We explore this nexus and describe the relationship between Social Security benefits and the exhaustion of non-annuity assets near the end of life. We examine the relationship between the drawdown of assets between the first year an individual is observed in the AHEAD data (1995) and the last year that individual is observed before death, and that individual’s health, Social Security benefits, and other annuity benefits. We conclude that Social Security and defined benefit pension benefits are strongly ‘protective’ of non-annuity assets, with a negative relationship between these income flows and the likelihood of exhausting non-annuity assets. We also find that poor health is an important determinant of the drawdown of non-annuity wealth.

www.nber.org/papers/w18658

CAAR – Journal Tables of Contents – January 2, 2013

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Clinical Gerontologist (Vol. 36, No. 1, 2013).

www.tandfonline.com/toc/wcli20/36/1

Educational Gerontology (Vol. 39, No. 2, February 2013).

www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/uedg/2013/00000039/00000002

International Psychogeriatrics (Vol. 25, No. 2, February 2013).

journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=IPG&volumeId=25&issueId=02&iid=8787357

International Social Security Review (Vol. 66, No. 1, January-March 2013).

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/issr.2013.66.issue-1/issuetoc

Journal of Aging & Social Policy (Vol. 25, No. 1, 2013).

www.tandfonline.com/toc/wasp20/25/1

Journal of Aging Studies (Vol. 27, No. 1, January 2013).

www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08904065

Journal of Gerontology (A): Biological Sciences (Vol. 68, No. 2, February 2013).

biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/68/2.toc

Journal of Gerontological Social Work (Vol. 56, No. 1, 2013).

www.tandfonline.com/toc/wger20/56/1

Journal of Parkinson’s Disease (Vol. 2, No. 4, 2012).

iospress.metapress.com/content/mhv363315824/

December 19, 2012

CAAR – American Enterprise Institute Monograph, Brief – December 19, 2012

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A. Saving Medicare: A market cure for an ailing program, by Joseph Antos (December 2012, .pdf format, 72p.).

www.aei.org/papers/health/healthcare-reform/saving-medicare-a-market-cure-for-an-ailing-program/

B. “Financing entitlements and promoting work: Does policy encourage early retirement?” by Aspen Gorry and Sita Nataraj Slavov (AEI Economic Perspectives, December 2012, .pdf format, 12p.).

www.aei.org/papers/economics/retirement/financing-entitlements-and-promoting-work-does-policy-encourage-early-retirement/

CAAR – Heritage Foundation Issue Brief – December 19, 2012

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Three Social Security Fixes to Solve the Real Fiscal Crisis,” by David C. John (Issue Brief No. 3807, December 2012, HTML format).

www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/12/3-social-security-fixes-to-solve-the-real-fiscal-crisis

December 11, 2012

CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office Report – December 11, 2012

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 4:50 pm

“Supplemental Security Income: An Overview” (December 2012, .pdf fomat, 19p.).

www.cbo.gov/publication/43759

December 7, 2012

CAAR – AARP Report, Factsheet – December 7, 2012

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 4:50 pm

A. “Social Security: A Key Retirement Income Source for Older Minorities,” by Gary Koenig and Mikki Waid (December 2012, .pdf format, 10p.).

www.aarp.org/work/social-security/info-11-2012/social-security-a-key-retirement-income-source-for-older-minorities-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html

B. “Adopting a Chained CPI Targets the Oldest, Poorest Americans,” (December 2012, .pdf format, 2p.).

www.aarp.org/work/social-security/info-12-2012/adopting-a-chained-cpi-targets-the-oldest-poorest-americans-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html

CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – December 7, 2012

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A. “Fettered Consumers and Sophisticated Firms: Evidence from Mexico’s Privatized Social Security Market,” by Fabian Duarte and Justine S. Hastings (w18582, December 2012, .pdf format, 37p.).

Abstract:

This paper brings new evidence from the privatized social security system in Mexico, offering insight into investment behavior and the efficacy of government ‘nudges’ in the context of profit maximizing firms. We use administrative data from the social security system surrounding the government adoption of a new official fee index aimed at simplifying fees and increasing price sensitivity of investors. The fee index combined load and management fees in a particular way, implying that choosing a lower index firm could lead many workers to choose a higher-cost fund for them. We find that before the index, investors of all backgrounds paid little attention to fees when choosing fund managers. Post-policy intervention, investors heavily weighted the fee index regardless of whether doing so caused them to choose a higher-cost fund. In contrast to investors, we find that firms responded optimally to the changes in demand induced by government policy, restructuring rather than lowering their fees to minimize the index. The strategic response erased gains to consumers from increased price sensitivity and redistributed management fees from high-income to low-income segments of the market. We conclude that regulations and policies aimed at aiding consumer decision-making also need to incorporate firm incentives to be effective.

papers.nber.org/papers/w18582

B. “The Gorbachev Anti-Alcohol Campaign and Russia’s Mortality Crisis,” by Jay Bhattacharya, Christina Gathmann, and Grant Miller (w18589, December 2012, .pdf format, 45p.).

Abstract:

Political and economic transition is often blamed for Russia’s 40% surge in deaths between 1990 and 1994. Highlighting that increases in mortality occurred primarily among alcohol-related causes and among working-age men (the heaviest drinkers), this paper investigates an alternative explanation: the demise of the 1985-1988 Gorbachev Anti-Alcohol Campaign. Using archival sources to build a new oblast-year data set spanning 1978-2000, we find a variety of evidence suggesting that the campaign’s end explains a large share of the mortality crisis – implying that Russia’s transition to capitalism and democracy was not as lethal as commonly suggested.

papers.nber.org/papers/w18589

December 6, 2012

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis Periodicals – December 6, 2012

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A. International Update, November 2012 (November 2012, HTML and .pdf format, 4p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2012-11/index.html

B. Monthly Statistical Snapshot: October 2012 (November 2012).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/index.html

C. SSI Monthly Statistics, October 2012 (November 2012, HTML and .pdf format).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_monthly/2012-10/index.html

CAAR – AARP Fact Sheet – December 6, 2012

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 4:10 pm

“Adopting a Chained CPI Targets the Oldest, Poorest Americans” (December 2012, .pdf format, 2p.).

www.aarp.org/work/social-security/info-12-2012/adopting-a-chained-cpi-targets-the-oldest-poorest-americans-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html

November 29, 2012

CAAR – AARP Report – November 29, 2012

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Social Security: A Key Retirement Income Source for Older Minorities,” by Gary Koenig, Mikki Waid, and Selena Caldera (November 2012, .pdf format, 10p.).

www.aarp.org/work/social-security/info-11-2012/social-security-a-key-retirement-income-source-for-older-minorities-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html

November 16, 2012

CAAR – US Congressional Research Service Report – November 16, 2012

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Social Security: Cost-of-Living Adjustments,” by Gary Sidor (94-803, November 2012, .pdf format, 6p.).

opencrs.com/document/94-803/2012-11-08/?26921

November 8, 2012

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis Periodical – November 8, 2012

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 4:48 pm

Social Security Bulletin (Vol. 72, No. 4, November 2012, .pdf and HTML format).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v72n4/index.html

CAAR – University of Michigan Retirement Research Center Working Papers – November 8, 2012

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A. “The Interplay of Wealth, Retirement Decisions, Policy and Economic Shocks,” by John Karl Scholz and Ananth Seshadri (WP 2012-271, September 2012, .pdf format, 36p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/index_abstract.cfm?ptid=1&pid=860

B. “Mismeasurement of Pensions Before and After Retirement: The Mystery of the Disappearing Pensions with Implications for the Importance of Social Security as a Source of Retirement Support,” by Alan L. Gustman, Thomas L. Steinmeier and Nahid Tabatabai (WP 2012-268, September 2012, .pdf format, 36p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/index_abstract.cfm?ptid=1&pid=856

C. “Barriers to Later Retirement: Increases in the Full Retirement Age, Age Discrimination, and the Physical Challenges of Work,” by David Neumark and Joanne Song (WP 2012-265, September 2012, .pdf format, 36p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/index_abstract.cfm?ptid=1&pid=858

October 23, 2012

CAAR – AARP Report, Periodical – October 23, 2012

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A. “Proposed Changes to Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment: What Would They Mean for Beneficiaries?” by Gary Koenig and Mikki Waid (October 2012, .pdf format, 11p.).

www.aarp.org/work/social-security/info-10-2012/proposed-changes-to-cola-insight-AARP-ppi-econ-sec.html

B. AARP: the Journal (Fall 2012).

journal.aarpinternational.org/current-edition

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis Periodicals – October 23, 2021

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US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis Periodicals

A. International Update, October 2012 (October 2012, HTML and .pdf format, 4p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2012-10/index.html

B. Monthly Statistical Snapshot: September 2012 (October 2012).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/index.html

C. SSI Monthly Statistics, September 2012 (October 2012, HTML and .pdf format).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_monthly/2012-09/index.html

October 19, 2012

CAAR – University of Chicago Press Books – October 19, 2012

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A. From Exclusion to Inclusion in Old Age, edited by Thomas Scharf and Norah C. Keating (Distributed or Policy Press, 2012, 176p., ISBN: Cloth: 9781847427731, Paper: 9781847427724). For more information, including ordering information, see:

press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/F/bo14302727

B. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms, edited by David A. Wise (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report, 2012, 472p., ISBN: Cloth: 9780226903095, E-book: 9780226921952).For more information, including ordering information, see:

press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo13948236.html

October 18, 2012

CAAR – Journal Tables of Contents – October 18, 2012

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Educational Gerontology (Vol. 39, No. 1, January 2013).

www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/uedg/2013/00000039/00000001

International Social Security Review (Vol. 65, No. 4, October-December 2012).

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/issr.2012.65.issue-4/issuetoc

Journal of Gerontological Social Work (Vol. 55, No. 8, October 2012).

www.tandfonline.com/toc/wger20/55/8

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis Report – October 18, 2012

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“OASDI and SSI Program Rates and Limits, 2013″ (October 2012, HTML and .pdf format, 1p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/prog_highlights/RatesLimits2013.html

October 17, 2012

CAAR – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Brief – October 17, 2012

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Social Security Keeps 21 Million Americans Out of Poverty: A State-by-State Analysis,” by Paul N. Van de Water and Arloc Sherman (October 2012, HTML and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3851

October 11, 2012

CAAR – Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Working Papers – October 11, 2012

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Note: PRC requires free registration before providing working papers.

A. “Ambiguity Attitudes and Economic Behavior: Evidence from a U.S. Household Survey,” by Stephen G. Dimmock, Roy Kouwenberg, Olivia S. Mitchell, and Kim Peijnenburg (WP2012-20, September 2012, .pdf format, 54p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.pensionresearchcouncil.org/publications/document.php?file=1037

B. “Exchanging Delayed Social Security Benefits for Lump Sums: Could This Incentivize Longer Work Careers?” by Jingjing Chai, Raimond Maurer, Olivia S. Mitchell, and Ralph Rogalla (WP2012-21, October 2012, .pdf format, 29p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

www.pensionresearchcouncil.org/publications/document.php?file=1036

October 8, 2012

CAAR – Urban Institute Briefs – October 8, 2012

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A. “Alternative Assumptions for Present Value Calculations of Lifetime Medicare Benefits,” by C. Eugene Steuerle and Caleb Quakenbush (October 2012, .pdf format, 5p.).

www.urban.org/publications/412661.html

B. “Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Benefits Over a Lifetime: 2012 Update,” by C. Eugene Steuerle and Caleb Quakenbush (October 2012, .pdf format, 9p.).

www.urban.org/publications/412660.html

October 4, 2012

CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office Report – October 4, 2012

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“The 2012 Long-Term Projections for Social Security: Additional Information” (October 2012, .pdf format, 21p., with a link to topical data (Microsoft Excel format).

www.cbo.gov/publication/43648

September 27, 2012

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis Periodicals – September 27, 2012

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A. Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2012 (September 2012).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/index.html

B. SSI Monthly Statistics, August 2012 (September 2012, HTML and .pdf format).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_monthly/2012-08/index.html

September 24, 2012

CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – September 24, 2012

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Growth in Health Consumption and Its Implications for Financing OASDI: An International Perspective,” by Barry P. Bosworth and Gary Burtless (WP2012-21, September 2012, .pdf format, 35p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:

crr.bc.edu/working-papers/growth-in-health-consumption-and-its-implications-for-financing-oasdi-an-international-perspective/

September 14, 2012

CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis Report, Periodical – September 14, 2012

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A. “OASDI Beneficiaries by State and ZIP Code, 2011,” (September 2012, .pdf and Excel format, 719p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_zip/2011/index.html

B. International Update, September 2012 (September 2012, .pdf format, 3p.).

www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2012-09/index.html

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