Privatizing Social Security

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Preface
Introduction by Martin Feldstein
I. Country Studies
1. The Chilean Pension Reform: A Pioneering Program
Sebastian Edwards
Comment: Stephen P. Zeldes
Discussion Summary
2. Australia's Retirement Income System
Malcolm Edey and John Simon
Comment: John Piggott
Discussion Summary
3. The Roles of the Public and Private Sectors in the U.K. Pension System
Alan Budd and Nigel Campbell
Comment: Richard Disney
Discussion Summary
4. Pension System Reform: The Mexican Case
Carlos Sales-Sarrapy, Fernando Solís-Soberón, and Alejandro Villagómez-Amezcua
Comment: Aaron Tornell
Discussion Summary
 5. The Shift to a Funded Social Security System: The Case of Argentina
Joaquín Cottani and Gustavo Demarco
Comment: Anita M. Schwartz
Discussion Summary
II. Privatization Issues for the United States
6. The Transition Path in Privatizing Social Security
Martin Feldstein and Andrew Samwick
Comment: John B. Shoven
Discussion Summary
7. Simulating the Privatization of Social Security in General Equilibrium
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Comment: Thomas J. Sargent
Discussion Summary
8. Privatizing Social Security: First-Round Effects of a Generic, Voluntary, Privatized U.S. Social Security System
Alan L. Gustman and Thomas L. Steinmeier 
Comment: David M. Cutler
Discussion Summary
9. Individual Financial Decisions in Retirement Saving Plans and the Provision of Resources for Retirement
James M. Poterba and David A. Wise
Comment: Jack L. VanDerhei
Discussion Summary
10. Administrative Costs in Public and Private Retirement Systems
Olivia S. Mitchell
Comment: Sylvester J. Schieber
Discussion Summary
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index