Current Issues in Economics and Finance
The Market to the Rescue? The Promise—and the Price—of the New Social Security Investment Proposals
August 1997 Volume 3 Number 10
JEL classification: E, O

Author: Susan Miller

Three new plans for reforming Social Security financing recommend investing a portion of future payroll deductions in the financial markets. The plans aim to shore up Social Security's trust fund, improve individual returns, and enhance national saving. This analysis concludes, however, that the effectiveness of the plans would depend largely on individual saving and investment decisions, government fiscal policy, and developments in the financial markets. In addition, the proposed reforms could expose the program to unprecedented market risk.

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