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Overview of the Congressional Budget Office Long-Term (CBOLT) Policy Simulation Model: Technical Paper 2004-01

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  • Josh O’Harra
  • John Sabelhaus
  • Michael Simpson

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The Congressional Budget Office Long-Term (CBOLT) policy simulation model was developed to answer budgetary and distributional questions about Social Security, Medicare, and other long-term policy issues. CBOLT has three distinct solution modes for making projections: static simulations with a fixed macro environment and actuarial projection modules like those used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Studies (CMS); a macro growth model environment with SSA/CMS-style actuarial projection modules; and an integrated micro/macro

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  • Josh O’Harra & John Sabelhaus & Michael Simpson, 2004. "Overview of the Congressional Budget Office Long-Term (CBOLT) Policy Simulation Model: Technical Paper 2004-01," Working Papers 15188, Congressional Budget Office.
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    1. Olivia S. Mitchell & John W.R. Phillips, 2006. "Social Security Replacement Rates for Alternative Earnings Benchmarks," Working Papers wp116, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center.
    2. John Sabelhaus & Julie Topoleski, 2007. "Uncertain policy for an uncertain world: The case of social security," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(3), pages 507-525.
    3. Andrew Au & Olivia S. Mitchell & John W. R. Phillips, 2004. "Modeling Lifetime Earnings Paths: Hypothetical versus Actual Workers," Working Papers wp074, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center.

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