Private schools can "...provide much more attractive retirement benefits for the same cost by funding retirement plans outside Social Security. (Author)

A total of 114 independent colleges and universities were surveyed to estimate the impact of changes in social security taxes over a nine-year period from 1979 through 1987. The model used in the November 1977 NAICU study is retained in this study, which has been expanded to include more detailed tables by institutional type. The tables can…

The impact of the tax-transfer system on the distribution of income among economic units is the subject of a number of studies by the Office of Research and Statistics of the Social Security Administration. One of the most important data sources for the work is the Census Bureau's March Current Population Survey (CPS). To conduct such studies, the…

The Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the House Committee on the Judiciary met to hear testimony on the benefits to American workers, businesses, citizens, and legal residents of more educated immigrants in the national workforce. Statements were given by the following persons: (1) Lamar Smith, U.S. Congressman from Texas; (2) William…

This document's seven papers examine compensation and employment risk in the United States and Canada. "Introduction" (John A. Turner) discusses compensation risk bearing in labor markets. "Wage and Job Risk for Workers" (John A. Turner) explores the problems of macroeconomic instability, job turnover, job and earnings…