The brief’s key findings are: Pension reforms reduced the amount of retirement income new employees can expect to receive compared with that of existing employees. …
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April 1, 2014
October 4, 2016
Working Paper
An Overview of the Pension/OPEB Landscape
by Alicia H. Munnell and Jean-Pierre Aubry
September 29, 2010
Working Paper
The Impact of a DROP Program on the Age of Retirement and Employer Pension Costs
by Samson Alva
November 30, 2020
Issue Brief
Internal vs. External Management for State and Local Pension Plans
by Jean-Pierre Aubry and Kevin Wandrei
October 30, 2018
Issue Brief
Stability in Overall Pension Plan Funding Masks a Growing Divide
by Jean-Pierre Aubry, Caroline V. Crawford and Kevin Wandrei
The brief’s key findings are: Under traditional accounting rules, the aggregate funded ratio for state and local pension plans in 2017 was 72 percent, largely unchanged from …
July 5, 2017
Issue Brief
A First Look at Alternative Investments and Public Pensions
by Jean-Pierre Aubry, Anqi Chen and Alicia H. Munnell
The brief’s key findings are: Public pension plans have boosted their holdings in alternative assets, defined as private equity, hedge funds, real estate, and commodities. This shift …
April 14, 2015
Issue Brief
How Will Longer Lifespans Affect State and Local Pension Funding?
by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry and Mark Cafarelli
The brief’s key findings are: Rising life expectancy makes defined benefit pension plans more expensive. The question is the extent to which state and local …
October 29, 2014
Issue Brief
Public Pension Plan Investment Return Assumptions
by Keith Brainard and Alex Brown
As of June 30, 2014 state and local government retirement systems held assets of $3.70 trillion. These assets are held in trust and invested to …