Income redistribution from social security /
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| Author / Creator: | Fullerton, Don. |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, c2005. |
| Description: | ix, 75 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5638131 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Social Security System
- Taxes
- Coverage
- Tax Rate
- Income Subject to Taxation
- Tax Incidence
- Income Taxes
- Benefits
- Retirement Age
- Eligibility
- Benefit Formula
- Distribution of Benefits
- 3. Differences in Studies That Measure Redistribution
- Data
- Aggregate versus Microdata
- Data Sets in Micro Simulation Studies
- Measures of Redistribution
- Income Comparisons
- Absolute Redistribution Measures
- Relative Redistribution Measures
- 4. Seven Factors That Affect Redistribution
- Differences in Mortality
- Mortality and Socioeconomic Status
- Mortality and Social Security Redistribution Studies
- Income Measures
- Aggregate versus Individual Income
- Annual versus Lifetime Income
- Covered Earnings versus Total Earnings
- Own Benefits versus Spouse and Survivor Benefits
- Individual versus Family Income
- Potential versus Actual Income
- Gross versus Net Income
- Cost of Living
- Social Security Taxes
- Coverage
- Tax Rates
- Amount of Income Subject to Taxation
- Discount Rate
- Retirement Age
- Age of Eligibility
- Retirement Trends
- Retirement and Socioeconomic Status
- Retirement and Social Security Policy
- Retirement Ages in Redistribution Studies
- Cohort Analyzed
- Coverage
- Net Benefits
- Social Security Policy, SES, and Progressivity
- Behavioral Effects
- Earnings
- Retirement Age
- Savings
- Resources Devoted to Obtaining Net Transfers
- General Equilibrium Effects
- Uncertainty
- 5. Conclusions
- Notes
- References