Favreault, Melissa M.; Steuerle, C. Eugene - Center for Retirement Research (CRR), Boston College - 2007
several alternative systems of Social Security auxiliary benefits. We specifically consider earnings sharing, a system in … Social Security benefits. We also consider whether other changes to Social Security’s benefit computations — like caregiver … credits, minimum benefits, and more modest changes to spouse/survivor benefits — could improve program adequacy and horizontal …