Lovell, Michael C. - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3 (2009) 2009-3, pp. 1-41
States in taking inflation into account when calculating Old Age and Survivor Insurance (OASI) Benefits. Because of the … receives an annual benefit more than $1,800 larger than would have been generated with full indexing. While the inflation …-run financial instability for the OASI trust fund in periods of substantial inflation or deflation. They make the percentage …