Social security / Charles W. Meyer -- Phasing out social security / Bruno Stein -- Intercohort and intracohort redistribution under social security / Charles W. Meyer and Nancy L. Wolff -- Social security and private saving / Selig D. Lesnoy and Dean R. Leimer -- Labor market behavior of older workers approaching retirement / Rachel Floersheim Boaz -- The economic and political implications of a phase-out / Charles W. Meyer.