Economic Class and Redistribution of Income Through Spousal Benefits Under Social Security

Bibliographic Data

ID12455036
AuthorsMartha N Ozawa (corresponding author), Baeg-Eui Hong, Baegeui Hong
Year2001
Volume5
Issue3
Pages1-16
Publication date2001-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Poverty (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-5549 • E-ISSN: 1540-7608
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j134v05n03_01
OpenAlexW1988102644
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

As the public debates Social Security reform, the provision of spousal benefits will become an important issue. Under the Social Security program, the spouse with lower lifetime earnings is guaranteed at least 50 percent of the benefit of the spouse with higher lifetime earnings. Given the increasing financial problems of the Social Security program, spousal benefits will be scrutinized as a cost-cutting measure. Who benefits from the provision of spousal benefits, and how much? Is there a difference between the spousal benefits that lower-income and higher-income married couples receive? This article presents findings from an empirical study that investigated these questions and discusses their policy implications

Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Political science · Public economics · Quality (philosophy · Redistribution (election · Redistribution of income and wealth · Social benefits · Social security · Sociology · Spouse · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Finance

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub