Retirement Securities

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Social Security's Disability Insurance Financing Crisis: Why Another “Quick Fix” Funds Transfer May Cost Far More than Advertised

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March 19, 2015

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Saving Social Security Disability Insurance: Reforms within the Context of Holistic Social Security Reform

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- Jason J. Fichtner
- Jason S. Seligman
March 5, 2015

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Screwed by Seniors

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- Veronique de Rugy
February 26, 2015

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Warning: Disability Insurance Is Hitting the Wall

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- Charles Blahous
January 15, 2015

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Is Federal Spending Too Big to Be Overseen?

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- Veronique de Rugy
- Jason J. Fichtner
January 13, 2015

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Why Don't Americans Save Their Money?

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- Veronique de Rugy
December 1, 2014

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Longevity Insurance and the Minimum Distribution Requirements

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- Mark J. Warshawsky
September 22, 2014

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The 2014 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

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- Mark J. Warshawsky
August 25, 2014

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A Guide to the 2014 Social Security Trustees Report

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- Charles Blahous
August 4, 2014

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Mercatus' Blahous to Serve on BPC's Personal Savings Initiative

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- Charles Blahous
April 22, 2014

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Mercatus Scholars on the 2014 State of the Union

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January 24, 2014

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Assessing Fiscal Sustainability

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- Laurence Kotlikoff
December 12, 2013

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Why We Have Federal Deficits: The Policy Decisions That Created Them

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- Charles Blahous
November 14, 2013

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Why We Have Federal Deficits

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- Charles Blahous
November 14, 2013

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Can We Grow Our Way Out of Debt?

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- Veronique de Rugy
- Jason J. Fichtner
November 6, 2013

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Disability Insurance Trust Fund Nears Insolvency

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- Veronique de Rugy
August 26, 2013

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Social Security Disability Insurance Costs are Exploding

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- Veronique de Rugy
August 7, 2013

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The US Debt in Perspective

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- Veronique de Rugy
July 16, 2013

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Trustees Make Clear Social Security, Medicare Must Be Reformed

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- Veronique de Rugy
June 14, 2013

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A Guide To the 2013 Medicare Trustees Report

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- Charles Blahous
June 12, 2013

Latest work in Retirement Securities

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Policy Briefs Policy Briefs

Social Security's Disability Insurance Financing Crisis: Why Another “Quick Fix” Funds Transfer May Cost Far More than Advertised

By
March 19, 2015

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Working Papers Working Papers

Saving Social Security Disability Insurance: Reforms within the Context of Holistic Social Security Reform

By
- Jason J. Fichtner
- Jason S. Seligman
March 5, 2015

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Screwed by Seniors

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- Veronique de Rugy
February 26, 2015

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Warning: Disability Insurance Is Hitting the Wall

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- Charles Blahous
January 15, 2015

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Data Visualizations Data Visualizations

Is Federal Spending Too Big to Be Overseen?

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- Veronique de Rugy
- Jason J. Fichtner
January 13, 2015

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Why Don't Americans Save Their Money?

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- Veronique de Rugy
December 1, 2014

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Longevity Insurance and the Minimum Distribution Requirements

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- Mark J. Warshawsky
September 22, 2014

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The 2014 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

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- Mark J. Warshawsky
August 25, 2014

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

A Guide to the 2014 Social Security Trustees Report

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- Charles Blahous
August 4, 2014

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Mercatus' Blahous to Serve on BPC's Personal Savings Initiative

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- Charles Blahous
April 22, 2014

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| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Mercatus Scholars on the 2014 State of the Union

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January 24, 2014

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Research Papers Research Papers

Assessing Fiscal Sustainability

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- Laurence Kotlikoff
December 12, 2013

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| Government Spending Government Spending
| Research Papers Research Papers

Why We Have Federal Deficits: The Policy Decisions That Created Them

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- Charles Blahous
November 14, 2013

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Why We Have Federal Deficits

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- Charles Blahous
November 14, 2013

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Data Visualizations Data Visualizations

Can We Grow Our Way Out of Debt?

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- Veronique de Rugy
- Jason J. Fichtner
November 6, 2013

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Data Visualizations Data Visualizations

Disability Insurance Trust Fund Nears Insolvency

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- Veronique de Rugy
August 26, 2013

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Social Security Disability Insurance Costs are Exploding

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- Veronique de Rugy
August 7, 2013

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Data Visualizations Data Visualizations

The US Debt in Perspective

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- Veronique de Rugy
July 16, 2013

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Trustees Make Clear Social Security, Medicare Must Be Reformed

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- Veronique de Rugy
June 14, 2013

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

A Guide To the 2013 Medicare Trustees Report

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- Charles Blahous
June 12, 2013

Latest work in Retirement Securities

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Social Security Running a Permanent Cash-flow Deficit

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- Veronique de Rugy
April 9, 2013

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Delaware's Public Employees' Retirement System: A Complete and Transparent Accounting

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- Eileen Norcross
February 5, 2013

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Growth in Entitlements Means Less Money to Budget

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- Veronique de Rugy
- Jason J. Fichtner
January 14, 2013

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Understanding Social Security Benefit Adequacy: Myths and Realities of Social Security Replacement Rates

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- Charles Blahous
November 15, 2012

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Retirement Behavior and the Global Financial Crisis

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- Jason J. Fichtner
- John W. R. Phillips
- Barbara A. Smith
November 2012

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Long-Term Spending Explosion Driven by Entitlements

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- Veronique de Rugy
November 5, 2012

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Limiting Social Security's Drag on Economic Growth

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- Charles Blahous
- Jason J. Fichtner
November 1, 2012

Removing Disincentives to Personal Savings and Labor Force Participation

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The End of Social Security Self-Financing: What Does It Portend for Social Security's Future?

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- Charles Blahous
October 10, 2012

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Book Chapter: The 4% Solution

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- Charles Blahous
- Jason J. Fichtner
July 2, 2012

Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs

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How Many Workers Support One Social Security Retiree?

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- Veronique de Rugy
May 22, 2012

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Social Security Trust Fund Exhausting Faster Than Expected

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- Veronique de Rugy
April 30, 2012

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Labor Force Participation Projected to Decline

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- Veronique de Rugy
March 28, 2011

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The "Other" Pension Crisis

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- Charles Blahous
March 7, 2011

Options for Avoiding a Taxpayer Bailout of the PBGC

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Spending Under President George W. Bush

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- Veronique de Rugy
March 2009

Latest work in Retirement Securities

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Expanding Medicaid: The Conflicting Incentives Facing States

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- Charles Blahous
March 5, 2013

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Are We Underestimating the Social Security Shortfall?

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- Charles Blahous
February 14, 2013

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Ten Things the Latest CBO Report Tells Us About Federal Finances

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- Charles Blahous
February 7, 2013

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Leadership on Social Security Desperately Needed

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- Charles Blahous
January 22, 2013

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The Fiscal Cliff Deal: Mercatus Center Scholars React

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January 2, 2013

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George Will Cites Blahous on Social Security in Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

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- Charles Blahous
December 13, 2012

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The Real Stakes in the Medicare Debate

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- Charles Blahous
October 23, 2012

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The End of Social Security Self-Financing: What Next?

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- Charles Blahous
October 10, 2012

| Healthcare Healthcare
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Debate Over Medicare, Health Care Reform

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- Christopher J. Conover
October 3, 2012

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To Protect Medicare, Reform It

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- Veronique de Rugy
August 31, 2012

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Is It Becoming Too Late to Fix Social Security's Finances?

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- Charles Blahous
August 31, 2012

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How Did Federal Surpluses Become Huge Deficits?

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- Charles Blahous
August 20, 2012

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Waking Up Warwick, Rhode Island

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- Eileen Norcross
May 30, 2012

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Don't Look Now, But Social Security Trust Funds Are Vanishing

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- Veronique de Rugy
April 27, 2012

| Housing Housing
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Public Sector Plans and the Consequences of Investment Risk

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- Eileen Norcross
April 2, 2012

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CalPERS Rate Reductions Ignore Reality, Fail To Solve Problem

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- Eileen Norcross
March 14, 2012

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Expand California's Pension Portfolio?

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- Eileen Norcross
February 27, 2012

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What to Take Away from the Trustees Reports

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- Veronique de Rugy
May 25, 2011