of several policies that seek to address job quality, including universal health insurance, a universal retirement system … (over and above Social Security), a large increase in college attainment, a large increase in unionization, and gender pay …

employer-provided health insurance, and an employer-sponsored retirement plan – has actually declined. This paper looks at this …

available American Community Survey to determine how raising the cap would affect workers based on gender, race or ethnicity …

lower benefits. Since the vast majority of retirees rely on Social Security for the bulk of their retirement income, this …

government should strengthen Social Security in ways that increase the retirement security of middle- and working-class Americans …. Particular attention should be paid to improving the living standards in retirement of workers in poorly compensated jobs, who … typically have little or no retirement savings outside of Social Security. Some recent proposals to cut Social Security would …

would be affected if the current tax were applied to earnings over $250,000. It breaks down these numbers further by gender …

There have been a number of proposals in policy circles that involve raising the Social Security retirement age. This … increases in longevity. This paper examines the impact of an increase in the retirement age on various demographic groups … retirement age from 67 to 70 (2 months a year for 18 years) on each quintile of the wealth distribution using data from the …

-market exit among older workers. Raising the retirement age is particularly concerning for near-retirement age workers with such … jobs. Despite the fact that the retirement age increase is supposed to encourage workers to work longer, many workers would … reduced benefits. An increase in the retirement age or other cuts in Social Security benefits are also likely to put a greater …