Money and Computing
'Unretiring' and Social Security Myths from the Urban Institute
As women's earnings and retirement wealth have increased, they appear more likely now than in the past to make retirement decisions appropriate to their own careers and financial security, instead of following their husbands out of the labor force. more »
Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera at the Tate Modern
Aided and abetted by the camera, voyeurism and surveillance provoke uneasy questions about who is looking at whom, and whether for power or for pleasure. The show examines the history of what might be called invasive looking surreptitiously or without the explicit permission of those depicted. more »
FTC and the Clean Credit Report Repair Court Order
They told consumers they would help remove all the negative remarks from their credit reports, as well as current debt. Clean Credit often debited $400 from consumers’ bank accounts before receiving a signed contract, and then did little, if anything, to fulfill its promises more »
Problems with State-Local Final Pay Plans; Options for Reform
Final pay plans suffer from serious shortcomings: they (1) severely “backload” benefits; (2) treat very differently workers on different career trajectories; and (3) invite mischief in terms of sudden late-career promotions. They are also riskier for workers than they appear. more »