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This paper examines the impact on social security benefits and taxes of (a) differential mortality by race, income, education, sex, and marital status; (b) differing ages of entry into the labour force; and (c) different lifetime earnings profiles.
The author is a member of the Economic Studies Program of the Brookings Institution and of the Economics Department at the University of Maryland. The views expressed are those of the author, and not necessarily those of the officers, trustees, or other staff members of the Brookings Institution or the University of Maryland.
The author wishes to thank Christine De Fontenay for extensive programming assistance.
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Aaron, H.J. (1977). Demographic Effects on the Equity of Social Security Benefits. In: Feldstein, M.S., Inman, R.P. (eds) The Economics of Public Services. International Economic Association Conference Volumes. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02917-4_7
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