Stanford
Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

The Future of Social Security

Event Details:

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
9:20am - 12:20pm PDT

Location

Virtual Event

Contact

SIEPR Events Team

This event is open to:

By Invitation Only

The Social Security trust fund reserves are projected to become insolvent by 2035. What measures can we take to prevent this shortfall? What are the consequences if we do nothing? 

In this virtual seminar, experts from AEI, BPC, Brookings and Stanford will explore the cost of inaction, the lessons learned from the 1983 Social Security Amendments, and steps needed to secure Social Security’s future.

Schedule

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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    Welcome Remarks

    • Gregory Rosston, Interim Director, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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    How we got here: Lessons from the 1977 and 1983 Social Security reforms

    • John Cogan, Leonard and Shirley Ely Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
    • John Shoven, Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Stanford University
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    What can the President do if the trust fund is exhausted?

    • Andrew Biggs, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
    • Kristin Shapiro, Counsel, BakerHostetler
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    Break

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    What is needed going forward?

    • Jason Fichtner, Chief Economist, Bipartisan Policy Center
    • Gopi Shah Goda, Director of the Retirement Security Project, the Alice M. Rivlin Chair in Economic Policy, and Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
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    Open Discussion and Q&A

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