Reagan, Pickle and Pepper: The Benefit Reduction Versus Voluntary Approach to Encouraging Later Retirement

Authors

Eric R. Kingson, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Abstract

The degree to which benefit reduction and voluntary approaches to encouraging later retirement maximize four different and often conflicting policy objectives is assessed as are costs and benefits of these approaches to healthy and unhealthy older workers, minorities and women. While both approaches encourage later retirement, there are clear differences in the approaches in terms of meeting the goal of financing Social Security versus adequacy and social equity

Recommended Citation

Kingson, Eric R. (1983) "Reagan, Pickle and Pepper: The Benefit Reduction Versus Voluntary Approach to Encouraging Later Retirement," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 10: Iss. 4, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1628
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol10/iss4/5