Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 59 No. 3 1945
Estimated Cost of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Abstract
Introduction: scope and plan, 427. — I. Oost estimates for the present old-age and survivors insurance program without change: provisions of the program, 429; the high and low assumptions, 430; the estimates, 431. — II. Cost estimates for the old-age and survivors insurance program with assumed changes: the changes considered, 436; change in lump-sum benefit payments, 437; in benefit payments to parents, 438; in minimum monthly benefit limitation, 439; in maximum monthly benefit limitation, 440; in age of eligibility for women, 442; provision of disability benefits, 442; extension of coverage, 443. — Summary of estimates, 450. — Conclusion, 450.
- DOI
- 10.2307/1884573
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 427
- Sources
- openalex crossref