ECON 1485 - Social Security Reform

Institution:

Brown University

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Description:

The course looks at the economics of social security reform with particular focus on possible policy responses to the increasing fraction of the population that is elderly in OECD countries. Among the topics that will be considered are pay as you go funding, defined benefits versus defined concentrations, privatization, labor market effects of pensions, retirement decisions, labor supply by couples, and macroeconomic effects. Prerequisite: ECON 1110. Enrollment limited to 20. Not open to first-year students.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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