ECON-412 Economic Issues in Social Security Reform

ECON-412 Economic Issues in Social Security Reform

Fall only

Faculty:

Hambor, John

The objective of the course will be to improve understanding of the current Social Security reform debate. It will cover the current structure and history of the Social Security program along with the underlying macro and micro economic analysis needed to evaluate recent major reform options. In addition, the course will cover intensively the most recent developments in the reform debate, beginning with the last major legislative changes to the program in 1983, and ending with the 2001 Bush Commission on Social Security and current proposals for reform. Particular emphasis will be focused on the major economic issues underlying the political debate about "privatization". Fall.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: ECON-101 or ECON-103 and ECON-102 or ECON-104, Economic Statistics (121) is strongly recommended but not required

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