The sensitivity of proposed social security benefit formula changes to lifetime earnings definitions

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-22

  Waldron, Hilary ^a  

^a SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PUBLIC POLICY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864542046     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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