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Yearly changes in the consumer price index are used to adjust social security benefits in order to keep the purchasing power of social security beneficiaries the same. Currently, social security benefits are adjusted using a fixed-weighted price index that reflects the purchasing patterns of workers.
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- Scobas, Peter Jonathan (Author)
- Hobijn, Bart (Thesis director)
- Smith, Kerry (Committee member)
- Economics Program in CLAS (Contributor)
- School of Sustainability (Contributor)
- School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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2017-05
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