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<p>A monthly publication covering recent developments in foreign private and public pensions, social security, and retirement.</p>
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<h5><a href="/policy/research.html?type=Issue%20Paper">Issue Papers</a></h5>
<p>Papers that summarize a complex issue in a comprehensible, concise paper with graphics.</p>
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<h5><a href="/policy/research.html?type=ORES%20Working%20Paper">ORES Working Papers</a></h5>
<p>Unedited, preliminary papers prepared to solicit comments and feedback from the wider research community.</p>
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<h5><a href="/policy/research.html?type=Policy%20Brief">Policy Briefs</a></h5>
<p>Briefs that summarize <a href="/policy/about/mint.html"><abbr>MINT</abbr> results</a> for policy proposals or the history, rationale, or effects of current or proposed&nbsp;policies.</p>
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<h5><a href="/policy/research.html?type=Research%20and%20Statistics%20Note">Research and Statistics Notes</a></h5>
<p>Short notes that provide addenda to material already published, summarize preliminary findings, or review or explain data or analysis tools/resources.</p>
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<h5><a href="/policy/research.html?type=Research%20Summary">Research Summaries</a></h5>
<p>One-page summaries of select research papers.</p>
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<h5><a href="/policy/research.html?type=Social%20Security%20Bulletin">Social Security Bulletin</a></h5>
<p><abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>'s quarterly research journal, the <i>Social Security Bulletin</i>, comprehensively covers Social <span class="nobr">Security&ndash;related</span> topics of broad interest. Articles focus on the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs, the income of the aged, private pension coverage, the poverty status of various groups (such as women and children), reform of Social Security, and other timely subjects. The Perspectives section presents refereed contributions by outside scholars on similar issues.</p>
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<h5><a href="/policy/research.html?type=Other">Other</a></h5>
<p>Discontinued or limited series publications.</p>
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