Financing Social Protection

Social Security Financing

After nearly 2 years of study, the 1979 Advisory Council on Social Security submitted its findings and recommendations in December. In February the Bulletin published the Executive Summary of the Council’s report. Because of the continuing wide public interest in the future of social security financing, the Council’s detailed findings and recommendations on that subject are published below. The...

Financing climate protection with newly created SDRs

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Social Protection in the Face of Climate Change Principles and Financing Mechanisms

Current development in Social Security financing.

The current financial outlook for the old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance (OASDHI) program indicates several problems. During 1980-84, income and outgo for the OASDI and hospital insurance (HI) trust funds combined are roughly in balance, according to the annual report of the Board of Trustees. The OSI program, however, is running out of funds as automatic benefit increases exc...

The Dynamics of Financing Constraints and Investor Protection

This paper provides a theory to analyze the consequences of financing constraints for firm characteristics such as investment, profitability, leverage, the fraction of external equity, the probability of default and the cost of capital. This theory is based on the effects of future investment opportunities and the legal protection of investors on entrepreneurs’ incentives to divert funds to the...