A Policy Forum Convened by the National Academy of Social Insurance and AARP
Session 1: Retirement Security in an Era of Increasing and Disparate Longevity
- Anthony Webb, The New School for Social Research
“Catch-Up Contributions: A Voluntary, Equitable, and Affordable Solution to the Retirement Savings Crisis” - Olivia S. Mitchell, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
“Delayed Social Security Claiming: How to Enhance Economic Security and Potentially Enhance System Solvency” - Gary Koenig, Vice President, Financial Security, Public Policy Institute, AARP
“Supplemental Transition Accounts for Retirement”
Moderator: Mark Miller, Retirement Columnist, Reuters
Session 2: Improving Benefits for Low-Lifetime Earners
- Pamela Herd, Principal Investigator, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, University of Wisconsin Madison
“A Targeted Minimum Benefit Plan (MBP): A New Proposal to Reduce Poverty among the Elderly” - Elizabeth Johns, Faculty Associate, Center on Aging, University of Maine
“A Revised Minimum Benefit Can Better Meet the Adequacy and Equity Standards in Social Security” - Kenneth Couch, University of Connecticut
“Adjust PIA Based on Lifetime Earnings and Life Expectancy Trend”
Moderator: Jason Fichtner, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Luncheon Keynote: Peter Diamond, Institute Professor Emeritus, MIT
“The Future of Social Security.”
Session 3: Providing retirement security to caregivers and to workers in a changing workforce
- Christian Weller, Professor of Public Policy, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston
“Expanding Qualifying Credit Options for Social Security Benefits” - Debra Whitman, EVP/Chief Public Policy Officer, AARP
“Add Pre-Retirement Education Benefits into Social Security”
Moderator: Kilolo Kijakazi, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute
Session 4: Ensuring Adequate Revenue for Social Security
- Benjamin W. Veghte, Vice President for Policy, National Academy of Social Insurance
“Implications of Income Inequality for Social Security’s Contribution and Benefit Base” - Ken Buffin, Director of Research, The Buffin Foundation, “Strengthening and Sustaining Social Security Finances Using New Automatic Adjustments”
- Peter Diamond, Institute Professor Emeritus, MIT
“The Estate Tax as an Alternative Revenue Source”
Moderator: Kathryn Edwards, Associate Economist, RAND Corporation