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Save to My PortfolioReforming Medicare: Options, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities

Wednesday, July 30, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

As baby-boomers begin to retire and health care spending continues to outpace income growth, Medicare faces a dire financial future and needs reform. To help guide the debate that will precede this reform, Henry Aaron and Jeanne Lambrew have written Reforming Medicare: Options, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities which outlines three broad approaches to reform. At this event, Aaron, Lambrew and other advocates discussed the three different reform strategies. Read More

Health Care, Medicare, Retirement, Aging

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBridging the Social Security Divide: Lessons From Abroad

R. Kent Weaver, June 2008, The Brookings Institution

Bridging the Social Security Divide: Lessons From AbroadKent Weaver argues that a new approach to Social Security reform requires the president and congressional leaders to agree on an overall mandate for a commission named through a bipartisan nominating process designed to generate a group that is likely to focus on practical, consensus-building solutions. Special procedures in each house of Congress would provide expedited consideration of the commission’s reform package and alternatives, while providing incentives for constructive congressional engagement in the reform process. Read More

Social Security Administration, Social Security, Retirement, Saving, Aging

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIncreasing Annuitization of 401(k) Plans with Automatic Trial Income

William G. Gale, J. Mark Iwry, David C. John and Lina Walker, June 2008, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper

Despite their many benefits, the take-up rate for annuities is currently low because of behavioral biases and market failures. In this paper, William Gale, J. Mark Iwry, David John and Lina Walker propose a two-year trial to allow retirees to experience the consistency, security, and simplicity of the lifetime income stream guaranteed by annuities. Read More

Retirement, Social Security, Aging, Pensions

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Odyssey Years: The Changing 20s

William A. Galston, Jeffrey Arnett and Diana West, November 07, 2007, WAMU's "The Kojo Nnamdi Show"

In 1960, roughly 70 percent of 30-year-olds were married, financially independent and starting a family. By 2000, fewer than 40 percent of 30-year-olds had done the same. William Galston discusses the trend and implications. Read More

Economic Mobility, Children & Families, U.S. Economy, Aging, Marriage and Family Formation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMapping the Growth of Older America

William H. Frey, June 12, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Aging baby boomers constitute this decade's fastest growing age group, expanding nearly 50 percent in size from 2000 to 2010. This group -- more highly educated, with more professional women, and more diverse than its predecessors -- will add new stresses . Read More

Demographics, Aging

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSaving and Demographic Change: The Global Dimension

Barry P. Bosworth and Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, November 2006, Population Aging Working Paper

Paper by Barry Bosworth and Gabriel Chodorow-Reich (November 2006) Read More

Macroeconomics, Retirement, Saving, U.S. Economy, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFinancing Health Care with Limited Resources

Henry J. Aaron, October 07, 2004, Conference on Health Care Challenges Facing the Nation

Speech by Henry J. Aaron, Conference on Health Care Challenges Facing the Nation (10/7/04) Read More

Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Aging, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSocial Norms, Rules of Thumb, and Retirement: Evidence for Rationality in Retirement Planning

Gary Burtless, October 2004, The Brookings Institution

Paper by Gary Burtless (October 2004) Read More

Retirement, Saving, U.S. Economy, Labor, Aging

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDemographic Pressures on Public Pension Systems and Government Budgets in Open Economies

Ralph C. Bryant, Sep-04, The Brookings Institution

Paper by Ralph C. Bryant (September 2004) Read More

Federal Budget, U.S. Economy, Labor, Aging

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFertility Declines and Youth Dependency: Implications for the Global Economy

Delia Velculescu, Elif Arbatli, Hamid Faruqee and Ralph C. Bryant, September 2004, International Forum of the Collaboration Projects, Economic and Social Research Institute

A working paper by Ralph C. Bryant, Hamid Faruqee, Delia Velculescu, and Elif Arbatli (2/09/2003) Read More

Japan, Macroeconomics, Demographics, Global Economics, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Impact of Aging on Financial Markets and the Economy: A Survey

Barry P. Bosworth, Gary Burtless and Ralph C. Bryant, July 2004, The Brookings Institution

Paper by Barry P. Bosworth, Ralph C. Bryant, and Gary Burtless (July 2004) Read More

Retirement, Macroeconomics, Aging, Saving, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAsset Accumulation and Retirement Income Under Individual Retirement Accounts: Evidence From Five Countries

Gary Burtless, Jul-03, The Brookings Institution

Paper by Gary Burtless (7/14/03) Read More

Retirement, Macroeconomics, Saving, U.S. Economy, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIncorporating Demographic Change in Multi-Country Macroeconomic Models: Some Preliminary Results

Ralph C. Bryant and Warwick J. McKibbin, Apr-03, 2nd International Forum of Collaboration Projects, Economic and Social Research Institute

Paper by Ralph C. Bryant and Warwick J. McKibbin (4/09/2003) Read More

Retirement, Macroeconomics, Saving, U.S. Economy, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPension Reform and Incentives for Saving and Retirement

Barry P. Bosworth and Gary Burtless, February 2003, 5th International Forum of the Collaboration Projects, Economic and Social Research Institute

A paper by Barry P. Bosworth and Gary Burtless ((1/29/2003) Read More

Social Security, Retirement, Macroeconomics, Saving, Pensions

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDoes Population Aging Represent a Crisis for Rich Societies?

Gary Burtless, Jan-02, American Economic Association

Paper by Gary Burtless (1/6/02) Read More

Retirement, Macroeconomics, Saving, U.S. Economy, Global Economics

Featured Experts

Henry J. Aaron

Henry J. Aaron

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
The Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair

A noted health care expert, Henry Aaron focuses on the reform of health care financing; public systems such as Medicare and Medicaid; Social Security; and tax and budget policy.
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Barry P. Bosworth

Barry P. Bosworth

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Global Economy and Development
The Robert V. Roosa Chair

A former presidential advisor, Barry Bosworth is an expert on fiscal and monetary policy, economic growth, capital formation, and Social Security. His recent projects include studies of U.S. saving behavior and economic growth in China and India.
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Gary Burtless

Gary Burtless

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
The John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair

Gary Burtless researches labor market policy, income distribution, population aging, social insurance, household saving, and the behavioral effects of taxes and government transfers. He was an economist with the U.S. Department of Labor.
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