Issue Briefs

A Guide to the Use of Stochastic Models in Analyzing Social Security
Social Security Committee issue brief on the use of stochastic models in analyzing Social Security.
(October 1, 2005)

Principles of Pension Funding Reform for Multiemployer Plans
Multiemployer Plans Task Force issue brief identifying several key principles of pension funding reform for multiemployer pension plans. (January 3, 2005)

Election 2004: A Guide to Analyzing the Issues - The Questions Candidates Should Answer about...Social Security Reform
Social Insurance Committee 2004 election guide on "The Questions Candidates Should Answer About ... Social Security Reform." (March 1, 2004)

Means Testing for Social Security
Social Security Committee issue brief examining means testing for Social Security, updating a 1996 issue brief. (January 1, 2004)

Social Adequacy and Individual Equity in Social Security
Social Security Committee issue brief examining social adequacy and individual equity in Social Security (updates a 1998 issue brief.) (January 1, 2004)

What’s Whipsaw? Why is it a Problem?
Pension Committee issue brief examining whipsaw calculations for pension plans. (February 3, 2003)

DB-K Plus: A Defined Benefit Plan With 401(k) Features
Pension Committee issue brief examining defined benefit (DB) plans with 401(k) features. (January 1, 2003)

Quantitative Measures for Evaluating Social Security Reform Proposals
Social Security Committee issue brief examining quantitative measures for evaluating Social Security reform proposals. (April 1, 2002)

Annuitization of Social Security Individual Accounts
Social Security Committee issue brief examining annuitization of Social Security individual accounts.
(November 1, 2001)

Social Security Reform: Trust Fund Investments
Social Insurance Committee issue brief focusing on trust fund unvestments in Social Security reform, a revision of a 1998 issue brief. (December 1, 2000)