Rethinking social insurance
By: Martin Feldstein.
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11250; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11250.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Social security -- Mathematical models; Insurance, Unemployment -- Mathematical models; Insurance, Health -- Mathematical models; Social security -- United States -- Econometric models; Insurance, Unemployment -- United States -- Econometric models; Insurance, Health -- United States -- Econometric models
Description: "This paper begins by discussing the nature of and rationale for social insurance programs.  I then consider three political principles and four economic principles that could guide the design and reform of social insurance programs.  These ideas are then applied to unemployment insurance, Social Security pensions, health insurance and Medicare.  A common theme is the advantage of incorporating investment based personal accounts in each of these programs"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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