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Iams, Howard M.; Reznik, Gayle L.; Tamborini, Christopher R. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: As part of an ongoing effort to analyze the distributional implications of potential policy reforms to the U.S. Social Security system, we consider the widely discussed reform of earnings sharing. Such an approach has been viewed as a way to "update" Social Security's family benefits based on marital status and as a means to…
Descriptors: Divorce, Marital Status, Income, Females

Herd, Pamela – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: The potential effects of implementing three different minimum benefits in Social Security, which have accompanied proposals to privatize the program and reform family benefits, are examined in relation to the adequacy of benefits for women reaching age 62 between 2020 and 2030. Design and Methods: The 1992 Health and Retirement Study is…
Descriptors: Females, Retirement, Privatization, Poverty