International Update, September 2013 (September 2013, .pdf format, 7p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2013-09/index.html
September 30, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics and Policy Analysis Periodical – September 30, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:55 pm
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September 20, 2013
CAAR – University of Michigan Retirement Research Center Working Papers – September 20, 2013
Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: age discrimination, HRS, pension, social security — admin @ 12:17 pm
A. “The Social Security Windfall Elimination and Government Pension Offset Provisions for Public Employees in the Health and Retirement Study,” by Alan L. Gustman, Thomas L. Steinmeier and Nahid Tabatabai (WP 2013-288, September 2013, .pdf format, 63p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/index_abstract.cfm?ptid=1&pid=915
B. “Did Age Discrimination Protections Help Older Workers Weather the Great Recession?” by David Neumark and Patrick Button (WP 2013-287, September 2013, .pdf format, 46p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/index_abstract.cfm?ptid=1&pid=912
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September 18, 2013
CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office Report – September 18, 2013
“The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook,” (September 2013, .pdf format, 121p.).
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September 17, 2013
CAAR – Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Working Paper – September 17, 2013
Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:29 pm
Note: PRC requires free registration before providing working papers. “Framing the Social Security Earnings Test,” by Jeffrrey R. Brown, Arie Kapteyn, Olivia S. Mitchell, and Teryn Mattox (WP2013-06, July 2013, .pdf format, 44p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.pensionresearchcouncil.org/publications/document.php?file=1109
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September 12, 2013
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Papers – September 12, 2013
A. “Validating Longitudinal Earnings in Dynamic Microsimulation Models: The Role of Outliers,” by Melissa M. Favreault and Owen Haaga (WP No. 2013-19, September 2013, .pdf format, 84p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
B. “Housing in Retirement Across Countries,” by Makoto Nakajima and Irina A. Telyukova (WP No. 2013-18, August 2013, .pdf format, 33p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/housing-in-retirement-across-countries/
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September 3, 2013
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – September 3, 2013
A. “Recent Changes in the Gains from Delaying Social Security,” by John B. Shoven and Sita Nataraj Slavov (w19370, August 2013, .pdf format, 37p.).
Abstract:
Social Security retirement benefits can be claimed at any age between 62 and 70, with delayed claiming resulting in larger monthly payments. In Shoven and Slavov (2013), we show that claiming later increases the present value of lifetime benefits for most individuals. However, this has not always been the case. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, a number of policy changes increased the gains from delay, particularly for couples. In addition, mortality improved and real interest rates fell substantially over this period, further increasing the attractiveness of delay. We perform simulations to examine the role of these factors in changing the gains from delay. We find that the gains from delay increased substantially after 2000, with changes in the interest rate playing the largest role in driving the increase. Using data from the Health and Retirement study, we show that individuals who turned 62 after 2000 are indeed more likely to delay than those who turned 62 before 2000. However, even in the younger cohort, most individuals still claim benefits soon after turning 62. Moreover, we find no evidence of a relationship between the probability of delay and the individual characteristics (e.g., gender, race, or health status) that affect the gains from delay.
B. “The Response of Drug Expenditures to Non-Linear Contract Design: Evidence from Medicare Part D,” by Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, and Paul Schrimpf (w19393, August 2013, .pdf format, 75p.).
Abstract:
We study the demand response to non-linear price schedules using data on insurance contracts and prescription drug purchases in Medicare Part D. Consistent with a static response of drug use to price, we document bunching of annual drug spending as individuals enter the famous “donut hole,” where insurance becomes discontinuously much less generous on the margin. Consistent with a dynamic response to price, we document a response of drug use to the future out-of-pocket price by using variation in beneficiary birth month which generates variation in contract duration during the first year of eligibility. Motivated by these two facts, we develop and estimate a dynamic model of drug use during the coverage year that allows us to quantify and explore the effects of alternative contract designs on drug expenditures. For example, our estimates suggest that “filling” the donut hole, as required under the Affordable Care Act, will increase annual drug spending by $180 per beneficiary, or about 10%. Moreover, almost half of this increase is “anticipatory,” coming from beneficiaries whose spending prior to the policy change would leave them short of reaching the donut hole. We also describe the nature of the utilization response and its heterogeneity across individuals and types of drugs.
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August 23, 2013
CAAR – Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Reports – August 23, 2013
A. “Social Security Reform and the Cost of Delay,” (August 2013, .pdf format, 6p.).
crfb.org/document/report-social-security-reform-and-cost-delay
B. “Modernizing the Medicare Benefit,” by Marc Goldwein, Ed Lorenzen, and Jessica Stone (June 2013, .pdf format, 21p.).
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August 19, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Report – August 19, 2013
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“International Update, August 2013,” (August 2013, .pdf format, 3p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2013-08/index.html
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August 15, 2013
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Factsheets – August 15, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:17 pm
A. “Social Security: A Key Retirement Resource for Women,” by Alison M. Shelton (August 2013, .pdf format, 9p.).
B. “Social Security: Who’s Counting On It?” by Alison M. Shelton (August 2013, .pdf format, 6p.).
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August 14, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Actuarial Note – August 14, 2013
“Scaled Factors for Hypothetical Earnings Examples under the 2013 Trustees Report Assumptions,” by Michael Clingman and Kyle Burkhalter (No. 2013-03, August 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 10p.).
PDF:
www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/NOTES/ran3/an2013-3.pdf
HTML:
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CAAR – Institute for Women’s Policy Research Brief – August 14, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:18 pm
“The Importance of Social Security in the Incomes of Older Americans: Differences by Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Marital Status,” by Jocelyn Fischer and Jeff Hayes (August 2013, .pdf format, 18p.).
More about IWPR:
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August 13, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis Report – August 13, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:17 pm
“Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2013,” (August 2013, .pdf format, 197p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2012-2013/africa/index.html
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CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Factsheets – August 13, 2013
“The Importance of Social Security and Medicare: Individual State Profiles,” by Gary Koenig and Lina Walker (August 2013, .pdf format). Note: There are individual fact sheets for each state.
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August 8, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis Periodical – August 8, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:04 pm
Social Security Bulletin (Vol. 73, No. 3, August 2013, .pdf and HTML format).
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August 6, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics Report – August 6, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:34 pm
“Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2013,” (SSA No. 13-11785, August 2013, .pdf format, 37p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2013/index.html
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July 30, 2013
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Briefs – July 30, 2013
A. “New Brunswick’s New Shared Risk Pension Plan,” by Alicia H. Munnell and Steven A. Sass (SLP No. 33, July 2013, .pdf format, 8p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/new-brunswicks-new-shared-risk-pension-plan/
B. “How Does Women Working Affect Social Security Replacement Rates?” by April Yanyuan Wu, Nadia S. Karamcheva, Alicia H. Munnell and Patrick Purcell (IB No. 13-10, July 2013, .pdf format, 7p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/how-does-women-working-affect-social-security-replacement-rates/
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July 17, 2013
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Papers – July 17, 2013
Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: labor force, railroad retirement program, social security, women — admin @ 4:17 pm
A. “How Do the Changing Labor Supply Behavior and Marriage Patterns of Women Affect Social Security Replacement Rates?” by April Yanyuan Wu, Nadia S. Karamcheva, Alicia H. Munnell and Patrick Purcell (WP No. 2013-16, July 2013, .pdf format, 45p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
B. “Social Security and the 2001 Reform of the Railroad Retirement Program,” by Steven A. Sass (WP No. 2013-15, June 2013, .pdf format, 16p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/social-security-and-the-2001-reform-of-the-railroad-retirement-program/
C. “An Assessment of the 2001 Reform of the Railroad Retirement Program,” by Steven A. Sass (WP No. 2013-14, June 2013, .pdf format, 28p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/an-assessment-of-the-2001-reform-of-the-railroad-retirement-program/
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July 10, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Report – July 10, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 3:15 pm
“Estimated Long-Range Financial Effects on Social Security of the ‘Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,’ legislation introduced as S. 744 (113th Congress) by Senator Marco Rubio and passed by the Senate on June 27, 2013″ (Proposals Addressing Trust Fund Solvency, June 2013, .pdf format, 16p.). Note: Scroll down the page to find links to full text at: June 28, 2013.
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CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics & Policy Analysis Report – July 10, 2013
“SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2012″ (July 2013, .pdf format, 163p., with tables also available in Microsoft Excel format).
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July 9, 2013
CAAR – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Working Paper – July 9, 2013
“Old, Sick, Alone, and Poor: A Welfare Analysis of Old-Age Social Insurance Programs,” by R. Anton Braun, Karen A. Kopecky, and Tatyana Koreshkova (Working Paper 2013-2, July 2013, .pdf format, 58p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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June 28, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy Report – June 28, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 3:51 pm
“OASDI [Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance] Beneficiaries by State and County, 2012,” (June 2013, .pdf and Excel format, 185p.).
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CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy Report – June 28, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 2:25 pm
“OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2012″ (June 2013, .pdf format, 185p., with tables also available in Microsoft Excel format).
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June 19, 2013
CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – June 19, 2013
Filed under: Legislation Information Updates — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:14 pm
“Social Security Payments Go Paperless: Protecting Seniors from Fraud and Confusion,” a hearing held June 19, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format, full hearing can be viewed in Flash format, running time 1 hour minutes).
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June 7, 2013
CAAR – Economic Policy Institute Report – June 7, 2013
“Financial Security of Elderly Americans at Risk: Proposed changes to Social Security and Medicare could make a majority of seniors ‘economically vulnerable‘,” by Elise Gould and David Cooper (June 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 24p.).
www.epi.org/publication/economic-security-elderly-americans-risk/
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June 5, 2013
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – June 5, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:38 pm
“SSA Representative Payee Program: Addressing Long-Term Challenges Requires a More Strategic Approach,” (GAO-13-473, May 2013, .pdf format, 39p.).
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CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Briefs – June 5, 2013
A. “Social Security’s Financial Outlook: The 2013 Update in Perspective,” by Alicia H. Munnell (IB No. 13-08, June 2013, .pdf format, 7p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/social-security%e2%80%99s-financial-outlook-the-2013-update-in-perspective/
B. “How Important Is Medicare Eligibility in the Timing of Retirement?” by Norma B. Coe, Mashfiqur R. Khan and Matthew S. Rutledge (IB No. 13-07, May 2013, .pdf format, 6p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/how-important-is-medicare-eligibility-in-the-timing-of-retirement/
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CAAR – US House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Hearing Testimony – June 5, 2013
Filed under: Legislation Information Updates — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:36 pm
“Hearing on How Social Security Protects the Benefits of Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves,” a hearing held June 5, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format).
waysandmeans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=335830
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May 31, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration Report – May 31, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 3:18 pm
“The 2013 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds,” (May 2013, .pdf format, 245p.).
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CAAR – National Academy of Social Insurance Brief – May 31, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 3:12 pm
“Social Security Finances: Findings of the 2013 Trustees Report,” by Elisa A. Walker, Virginia P. Reno, and Thomas N. Bethell (Brief No. 42, May 2013, .pdf format, 8p.).
www.nasi.org/research/2013/social-security-finances-findings-2013-trustees-report
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CAAR – University of Michigan Retirement Research Center Working Paper – May 31, 2013
“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, May 2013, .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
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May 30, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics Reports – May 30, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:12 pm
A. “Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2010,” (May 2013, .pdf and Excel format, 455p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2010/index.html
B. “Congressional Statistics, December 2012,” (May 2013, .pdf and Excel format, 114p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/factsheets/cong_stats/2012/index.html
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May 29, 2013
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – May 29, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:40 pm
“Social Security Administration: Long-Term Strategy Needed to Address Key Management Challenges,” (GAO-13-459, May 2013, .pdf format, 56p.).
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May 28, 2013
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – May 28, 2013
Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: annuities, Medicare, retirement, saving, social security — admin @ 4:24 pm
A. “Effects of Social Security Policies on Benefit Claiming, Retirement and Saving,” by Alan L. Gustman and Thomas L. Steinmeier (w19071, May 2013, .pdf format, 40p.).
Abstract:
An enhanced version of a structural model jointly explains benefit claiming, wealth and retirement, including reversals from states of lesser to greater work. The model includes stochastic returns on assets. Estimated with Health and Retirement Study data, it does a better job of predicting claiming than previous versions. Alternative beliefs about the future of Social Security affect predicted outcomes. Effects of three potential policies are also examined: increasing the early entitlement age, increasing the full retirement age, and eliminating the payroll tax for seniors. Predicted responses to increasing the full entitlement age are sensitive to beliefs.
B. “The Spillover Effects of Medicare Managed Care: Medicare Advantage and Hospital Utilization,” by Katherine Baicker, Michael Chernew, and Jacob Robbins (w19070, May 2013, .pdf format, 39p.).
Abstract:
More than a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, which was created in large part to improve the efficiency of health care delivery by promoting competition among private managed care plans. This paper explores the spillover effects of the Medicare Advantage program on the traditional Medicare program and other patients, taking advantage of changes in Medicare Advantage payment policy to isolate exogenous increases in Medicare Advantage enrollment and trace out the effects of greater managed care penetration on hospital utilization and spending throughout the health care system. We find that when more seniors enroll in Medicare managed care, hospital costs decline for all seniors and for commercially insured younger populations. Greater managed care penetration is not associated with fewer hospitalizations, but is associated with lower costs and shorter stays per hospitalization. These spillovers are substantial – offsetting more than 10% of increased payments to Medicare Advantage plans.
C. “Framing Lifetime Income,” by Jeffrey R. Brown, Jeffrey R. Kling, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Marian V. Wrobel (w19063, May 2013, .pdf format, 22p.).
Abstract:
We provide evidence that individuals optimize imperfectly when making annuity decisions, and this result is not driven by loss aversion. Life annuities are more attractive when presented in a consumption frame than in an investment frame. Highlighting the purchase price in the consumption frame does not alter this result. The level of habitual spending has little interaction with preferences for annuities in the consumption frame. In an investment frame, consumers prefer annuities with principal guarantees; this result is similar for guarantee amounts below, at, and above the purchase price. We discuss implications for the retirement services industry and its regulators.
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May 23, 2013
CAAR – US House Committee on Ways and Means Hearing Testimony – May 23, 2013
“Hearing on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Entitlement Reform Proposals,” a hearing held May 23, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format).
waysandmeans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=334291
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CAAR – National Academy of Social Insurance Brief – May 23, 2013
“Social Security Disability Insurance: Action Needed to Address Finances,” by Virginia P. Reno, Elisa A. Walker, and Thomas N. Bethell (Social Security Brief No. 41, May 2013, .pdf format, 8p.).
www.nasi.org/research/2013/social-security-disability-insurance-action-needed-address-f
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May 22, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Memorandum – May 22, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 5:01 pm
“Estimated Financial Effects on Social Security of the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,” legislation introduced as S. 744 (113th Congress) on April 17, 2013 by Senator Marco Rubio (May 2013, .pdf format, 3p.).
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May 13, 2013
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – May 13, 2013
Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:26 pm
“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 (w19032, May 2013, .pdf format, 29p.).
Abstract:
Social Security benefits are currently provided as a lifelong benefit stream, though some workers would be willing to trade a portion of their annuity streams in exchange for a lump sum amount. This paper explores whether allowing people to receive a lump sum as a payment for delayed retirement rather than as an addition to their lifetime Social Security benefits might induce them to work longer. We model the factors that influence how people trade off a Social Security stream for a lump sum, and we also examine the consequences of such tradeoffs for work, retirement, and life cycle wellbeing. Our base case indicates that workers given the chance to receive their delayed retirement credit as a lump sum payment would boost their average retirement age by 1.5-2 years. This will interest policymakers seeking to reform the Social Security system without raising costs or cutting benefits, while enhancing the incentives to delay retirement.
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May 8, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis Periodical – May 8, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:45 pm
Social Security Bulletin (Vol. 73, No. 2, May 2013, .pdf and HTML format).
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CAAR – National Academy of Social Insurance Brief – May 8, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:42 pm
“Strengthening Social Security: Views Among African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and White Americans,” by Jasmine V. Tucker (May 2013, .pdf format, 11p.).
www.nasi.org/research/2013/strengthening-social-security-views-among-african-americans
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CAAR – US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing Testimony – May 8, 2013
“Curbing Federal Agency Waste and Fraud: New Steps to Strengthen the Integrity of Federal Payments,” a hearing held May 8, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format, full hearing can be viewed in Flash Player format, running time 2 hours 18 minutes). Note: The hearing starts at the 7 minute 49 second mark.
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May 7, 2013
CAAR – Federal Reserve Board Finance and Economic Working Paper – May 7, 2013
Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: 401(k)/IRA, economic outcomes, saving, social security — admin @ 3:44 pm
“Made Poorer by Choice: Worker Outcomes in Social Security v. Private Retirement Accounts,” by Javed I. Ahmed, Brad M. Barber, and Terrance Odean (WP 2013-23, May 2013, .pdf format, 41p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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May 2, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Actuarial Note – May 2, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:46 pm
“Totalization Agreements and Totalized Benefits,” by Nettie Barrick and Bertram Kestenbaum (No. 152, May 2013, .pdf format, 11p.).
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April 29, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Actuarial Notes – April 29, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — admin @ 4:19 pm
“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.).
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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: social security — 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
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April 22, 2013
CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office blog posts – April 22, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — 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).
B. “Differences Between the Traditional CPI and the Chained CPI,” by Rob McClelland (Apr. 19, 2013).
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April 18, 2013
CAAR – US House Committee on Ways and Means Hearing Testimony – April 18, 2013
Filed under: Legislation Information Updates — Tags: Medicaid, Medicare, social security — admin @ 4:08 pm
“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
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April 17, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Periodicals – April 17, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: pension, social security, SSI, statistics — admin @ 4:42 pm
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
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April 11, 2013
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Actuarial Notes – April 11, 2013
Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: social security — 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.).
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April 10, 2013
CAAR – Tables of Contents – April 10, 2013
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).
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April 8, 2013
CAAR – Urban Institute Working Paper – April 8, 2013
Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: social security — 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:
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