Report of the 1994-1996 Advisory Council on Social Security. Volume 2. Reports ofthe Technical Panel on Trends and Issues in Retirement Savings, Technical Panel on Assumptions and Methods, and Presentations to the Council

摘要

The Panel discusses both incremental and wide-ranging changes in Social Securityand related programs. Part II describes trends in labor markets, employer-sponsored pensions and national savings, and discusses the implications of these for the economic well-being of future retirees. Part III turns to policy options for Social Security, first outlining a set of six evaluation criteria, and then applying these criteria to a range of general and specific policy options. Part IV discusses the integration of various Social Security eligibility ages, including the age for early retirement benefits, and then expands the analysis to other issues that will affect retiree well-being in the next century. The Report ends with an Overview and Conclusions.