Economic Effects of Social Security

by Henry J. Aaron

The social security system affects people throughout most of their lives, at work and in retirement. The supposed effects of social security on saving, labor supply, and the distribution of income figure prominently in current debates about whether and how to change the system. Theorists have developed alternative analytical frameworks for studying social security, but all involve extreme assumptions introduced for the sake of analytical tractability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815700296
• ISBN13: 9780815700296
• Release Date: November 1982
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"