Tag: retirement income

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The Trend in Lifetime Earnings Inequality and Its Impact on the Distribution of Retirement Income

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August 1, 2001

Abstract This paper examines the trend in career earnings profiles and lifetime earnings inequality using a new data set that links micro-census information from a Census Bureau survey (the Survey of Income and Program Participation, or SIPP) with the summary earnings records (SER) maintained by the Social Security Administration. It then considers the implications of…

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Income Maintenance in Old Age: What Can be Learned from Cross-National Comparisons?

Working Paper by and

May 1, 2001

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to review the recent evidence on the antipoverty effectiveness and other characteristics of income maintenance systems for the elderly in the rich nations of the world. As we move toward Social Security reform in the United States, we do so knowing that a comparatively high fraction of our…

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Mature man is hired to handle outreach to senior adults

The Trend in Lifetime Earnings Inequality and Its Impact on the Distribution of Retirement Income

Working Paper by , , and

August 1, 2001
A glass jar full of coins and plant growing through it with some coins and plant leaves.

Income Maintenance in Old Age: What Can be Learned from Cross-National Comparisons?

Working Paper by and

May 1, 2001