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retirement policy

August 1, 2008

How is Congress Proposing to Change Social Security?
Check out our updated compilation of Social Security legislation pending in the current session of Congress. (PDF)

How Would Proposed Social Security Changes Affect Beneficiaries?
Recent proposals to close Social Security’s long-term deficit include reducing cost-of-living adjustments, raising the normal retirement age, increasing the number of years of employment used to compute benefits, boosting the payroll tax ceiling, and cutting the growth in future benefits. View our latest estimates of how each proposal would affect benefits received by older and disabled Americans in 2030 and 2050. (PDF)

Why Not a "Super Simple" Saving Plan for the United States?
Despite decades of tax subsidies for pensions and retirement accounts, most Americans retire with little or no pension saving. Our new report shows that it’s possible to create a "Super Simple" saving plan that could boost retirement wealth for moderate-income people. (Full Report)

Will Employers Want Aging Boomers?
Many boomers say they want to work past traditional retirement ages, but will employers be willing to hire them? Our new report shows that job prospects will be better for college-educated seniors than those with limited skills. (Full Report)


Find all of our latest research at www.RetirementPolicy.org

Upcoming Presentations

Urban Institute researchers will be giving the following presentations:

  • August 2 | Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Society | Boston

    Richard Johnson will present his paper, co-authored with Gordon Mermin and Matthew Resseger, on trends in physical and cognitive job demands.

  • August 7-8 | The 10th Annual Joint Conference of the Retirement Research Consortium | Washington, DC

    Austin Nichols will present new findings from his research with Melissa Favreault measuring the effects of income volatility on retirement wealth.

    Butrica Butrica will present her paper, co-authored by Richard Johnson and Gordon Mermin, on the impact of health shocks on retirees’ consumption.

    Richard Johnson will speak about research he is completing with Gordon Mermin measuring financial hardship in the years before Social Security eligibility.

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