How is the mortality gap affecting Social Security progressivity?

Rutledge, Matthew S. “How is the mortality gap affecting Social Security progressivity?”. Issue in Brief 18-16, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, September 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108141.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) While Americans are generally living longer, the gains have been unequal; those with higher socioeconomic status (SES) have substantially longer lifespans. (2) This growing mortality gap works against Social Security's progressive benefit design, as higher-SES individuals end up getting their benefits for a longer period. (3) As a result, studies find that the mortality gap has significantly reduced — though not eliminated — the overall progressivity of the Social Security program.

Title
How is the mortality gap affecting Social Security progressivity?
Author
Rutledge, Matthew S.
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
September 2018
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in Brief
Series Number
18-16
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108141
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Subject
Financing Retirement

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