US Department of the Treasury

Economic Policy Research Paper Series

The Economic Policy Research Paper Series offers staff an opportunity to disseminate their preliminary research findings in a format intended to generate discussion and critical comments. The goal is to further the staff's knowledge and expertise on a given subject. The working papers are considered works in progress and are subject to revision.

The views and opinions expressed in the working papers are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent official Treasury positions or policy.

The Effects of Principal Reduction on HAMP Early Redefault Rates

Summary of the Effects of Principal Reduction on HAMP Early Redefault Rates

Is Regulatory Uncertainty a Major Impediment to Job Growth?

The Returns Paid to Early Social Security Cohorts. James E. Duggan, Robert Gillingham and John S. Greenlees. April 1993

Possible Alternatives to the Medicare Trustees' Long-Term Projections of Health Spending, by Jason D. Brown and Ralph M. Monaco

Prefunding Social Security Benefits to Achieve Intergenerational Fairness: Can It be done in the Social Security Trust Fund? by Randall P. Mariger

Do Social Security Surpluses Pay Down Publicly Held Debt? Evidence from Budget Data

The Impact of Post-9/11 Visa Policies on Travel to the United States by Brent Neiman and Phillip Swagel

Mortality and Lifetime Income: Evidence from Social Security Records, by James E. Duggan, Robert Gillingham, and John S. Greenlees

"Implications of Returns on Treasury Inflation-Indexed Securities for Projections of the Long-Term Real Interest Rate" by James A. Girola

The Long-Term Real Interest Rate for Social Security by James A. Girola

Annuity Risk: Volatility and Inflation Exposure in Payments from Immediate Life Annuities