Jason S. Seligman
Jason Seligman is an economist with the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Economic Policy, a fellow with the TIAA Institute and, an affiliate of the Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Seligman holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. He is broadly published in public finance including contributions in the area of disability insurance.
Publications & Appearances
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Saving Social Security Disability Insurance
AbstractThe Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 partially addressed the poor state of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
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Enhancing U.S. Retirement Security through Coordinated Reform of Social Security Disability and Retirement Insurance Programs
Many Social Security reform proposals have emphasized the role of savings over insurance, focusing on security in retirement.
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Book Chapter: Beyond All or Nothing: Reforming Social Security Disability Insurance to Encourage Work and Wealth
This book was published by The McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative, and includes a chapter by Mercatus scholars Jason Fichtner and Jason Seligman.
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Saving Social Security Disability Insurance: Reforms within the Context of Holistic Social Security Reform
This paper focuses on disability insurance but makes the case for considering reforms in tandem—that is, (1) developing disability program reforms that accommodate plausible retirement program reforms while properly aligning incentives to support work and savings and (2) providing a financially secure, vital safety net for disabled Americans.