@article {10725, title = {Social Security Research at the Michigan Retirement Research Center}, journal = {Social Security Bulletin}, volume = {69}, year = {2009}, type = {Journal}, abstract = {Social Security has been a topic of widespread discussion in the last decade. Rising longevity and falling fertility have led to an aging population, which increases solvency challenges for the Social Security system. Public concerns over low national saving have led to an extensive dialog on the merits of reform that might change the U.S. system into one with fully or partially funded personal accounts. Meanwhile, pensions in the private sector have been evolving from predominantly defined benefit (DB) to predominantly defined contribution (DC), raising concerns that workers preparing for retirement have more personal responsibility, with more complex financial challenges, than ever before.}, keywords = {Pension, Retirement, Social Security}, url = {https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v69n4/v69n4p51.html}, author = {R.V. Burkhauser and Alan L Gustman and John Laitner and Olivia S. Mitchell and Amanda Sonnega} } @article {8629, title = {Social Security Research at the Michigan Retirement Research Center}, journal = {Social Security Bulletin}, volume = {69}, year = {2009}, pages = {51-64}, chapter = {51}, abstract = {Social Security has been a topic of widespread discussion in the last decade. Rising longevity and falling fertility have led to an aging population, which increases solvency challenges for the Social Security system. Public concerns over low national saving have led to an extensive dialog on the merits of reform that might change the U.S. system into one with fully or partially funded personal accounts. Meanwhile, pensions in the private sector have been evolving from predominantly defined benefit (DB) to predominantly defined contribution (DC), raising concerns that workers preparing for retirement have more personal responsibility, with more complex financial challenges, than ever before.}, keywords = {Meta-analyses, Older Adults, Research, Social Security}, url = {https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v69n4/v69n4p51.pdf}, author = {R.V. Burkhauser and Alan L Gustman and John Laitner and Olivia S. Mitchell and Amanda Sonnega} } @inbook {5152, title = {Pension and Social Security Wealth in the Health and Retirement Study}, booktitle = {Wealth, Work and Health: Innovations in Measurement in the Social Sciences}, year = {1999}, note = {RDA 1996-005; Revision of Pension Research Council Working Paper PRC WP 97-3 ProCite field 8 : eds.}, pages = {150-208}, publisher = {University of Michigan Press}, organization = {University of Michigan Press}, address = {Ann Arbor, MI}, abstract = {This study attempts to understand the impact of pension and social security wealth on decisions made by people of retirement age. Their in-depth analysis of the Health and Retirement Study gives many interesting findings. Of those people participating in the Health and Retirement Study, more then half of the wealth is in the form of social security, pensions, and health insurance. Various topics are explored in this paper.}, keywords = {Net Worth and Assets, Pensions, Social Security}, author = {Alan L Gustman and Olivia S. Mitchell and Andrew A. Samwick and Thomas L. Steinmeier}, editor = {James P Smith and Robert J. Willis} } @inbook {5176, title = {Privatizing Social Security: First Round Effects of a Generic Voluntary Privatized U.S. Social Security System}, booktitle = {Privatizing Social Security}, year = {1998}, note = {ProCite field 8 : ed.}, pages = {313-57}, publisher = {University of Chicago Press}, organization = {University of Chicago Press}, address = {Chicago, IL}, keywords = {Methodology, Public Policy, Social Security}, author = {Alan L Gustman and Olivia S. Mitchell and Thomas L. Steinmeier}, editor = {Feldstein, M.S.} } @article {5332, title = {Pension and Social Security Wealth in the Health and Retirement Study}, year = {1997}, note = {ProCite field 8 : Dartmouth College and NBER}, institution = {National Bureau of Economic Research}, abstract = {Together, pensions, social security and health insurance account for half of the wealth held by all households in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), for 60 percent of total wealth of HRS households who are in the 45th to 55th wealth percentiles, and even for 48 percent of wealth for those in the 90th to 95th wealth percentiles. The HRS surveys households aged 51 to 61 in 1992, and obtains pension plan descriptions from respondents{\textquoteright} employers. Pension accrual profiles, income and wealth distributions by type, wealth-income ratios and accrued wealth by pension status are also explored.}, keywords = {Consumption and Savings, Income, Medicare/Medicaid/Health Insurance, Methodology, Net Worth and Assets, Pensions, Retirement Planning and Satisfaction, Social Security}, doi = {10.3386/w5912}, url = {https://www.nber.org/papers/w5912}, author = {Alan L Gustman and Olivia S. Mitchell and Andrew A. Samwick and Thomas L. Steinmeier} }