Opting out of social security and adverse selection
By: Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Kent A. Smetters, Jan Walliser.
Contributors: Smetters, Kent A.; Walliser, Jan.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 6430; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 6430.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Social security -- United States -- Econometric models.; Social security taxes -- United States -- Econometric models.; Privatization -- United States -- Econometric models.; Economic security -- United States -- Econometric models.; Welfare economics -- Econometric models.
Notes: "February 1998."

JEL no. H55.

"Compares two general methods of privatization social security: forced participation in the new privatized system versus allowing people to choose between the new system or remaining in social security (i.e., opting out)"--Abstract.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-32).

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