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Pensions in the Public Sector (Pension Research Council Publications) (Hardcover)

by Olivia S. Mitchell (Editor), Edwin C. Hustead (Editor) "Pension systems for government employees represent an important and influential segment of the pension market..." (more)
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"An essential reference tool for actuaries and others involved in government retirement systems. It also will provide insight to the general public regarding the ways tax dollars are being spent in this important arena."--The Actuarial Digest

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Some 13 million public-sector workers in the United States--including teachers, police and firefighters, state and municipal employees, judges, and legislators--and another six million federal and military employees participate in government pension plans. These pension systems are extraordinarily diverse in design, investment policy, and governance, and they face substantial challenges as the government-sector workforce ages and governments are asked to take on new and different tasks.

Public employee pensions are in deep trouble in many countries, undermining economic policy and threatening retiree well being. What can be done to help these programs perform more efficiently and enhance old-age security? From the Pension Research Council of the Wharton School, this volume takes stock of public pension developments in the US and Canada, highlighting challenges these financial institutions face in coming decades. The first Pension Research Council study of public pensions in a quarter of a century tackles these topics with an impressive team of international actuarial, legal, and economic experts.

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Hardcover: 408 pages
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press (November 14, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812235789
ISBN-13: 978-0812235784
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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United States, New York, New Jersey, South Africa, Retirement Code, Statistics Canada, Northern Ireland, South Carolina, Working Group, Pension Research Council, Civil War, District of Columbia, Public Pension Coordinating Council, Working Paper, Department of Labor, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Government Finance Officers Association, Benefits Canada, University of Pennsylvania Press, Columbia Bank, Society of Actuaries, Board of Actuaries, General Accounting Office, House of Representatives, Office of the Actuary

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This book cites 65 books:

Social Security (Pension Research Council) by Robert Julius Myers on 6 pages
Prospects for Social Security Reform (Pension Research Council Publications) by Olivia S. Mitchell on 4 pages
Social Security by Sylvester J. Schieber on 4 pages
Pensions and the Economy: Sources, Uses, and Limitations of Data (Pension Research Council Publications) by Zvi Bodie on page 311, page 312, and Back Matter
Risk Management by Dearborn Financial Services in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)

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15 books cite this book:

A History of Public Sector Pensions in the United States (Pension Research Council Publications) by Robert L. Clark on 5 pages
Benefits for the Workplace of the Future (Pension Research Council Publications) by Olivia S. Mitchell on page 132, page 283, and Back Matter
Globalization and National Financial Systems (World Bank Publication) by James A. Hanson on page 253, and page 255
Social Security Reform in Advanced Countries: Evaluating Pension Finance (Routledge Contemporary Economic Policy Issues, 4) by T. Ihori on page 38
Restructuring Retirement Risks by David Blitzstein on page 65

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5.0 out of 5 stars Publisher's Comment, January 4, 2001

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What can be done to help public sector pension plans perform more efficiently, and thereby enhance old-age security? In much of the world, public sector pensions are in deep trouble, undermining economic policy and threatening retiree well being. By and large, North American public pension systems have performed better, boasting tremendous assets and offering reasonable retiree benefits. Even here, however, military and civil service systems are not doing as well. This volume takes stock of public pensions in the US and Canada, offering lessons and highlighting challenges these financial institutions will face in the coming decades.

The first Pension Research Council study of public pensions in a quarter-century tackles these topics with an impressive group of international experts from the actuarial, legal, and economic fields. Contributors illustrate how reform options vary across uniformed employees, teachers, legislators and the judiciary, municipal and state employees, and military personnel. This study will be invaluable to taxpayers and their representatives, and those responsible for both public and private sector pensions.

Olivia S. Mitchell is the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor of Insurance and Risk Management, and Executive Director of the Pension Research Council at the Wharton School. Edwin Hustead is Senior Vice President in charge of governmental actuarial and benefits consulting at the HayHuggins Washington, D.C. office.

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Public employee pensions are in deep trouble in many countries, undermining economic policy and threatening retiree well-being. What can be done to help them perform more efficiently and enhance old-age security? This volume takes stock of public pension developments in the US and Canada, highlighting challenges these financial institutions face in coming decades. The first Pension Research Council study of public pensions in a quarter-century tackles these topics with an impressive team of international actuarial, legal, and economic experts.

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This book explores the diversity of governmental pension plans and investigates how these financial institutions must change in years to come. Public employee pensions are in deep trouble in many countries, undermining economic policy and threatening retiree well-being. What can be done to help these programs perform more efficiently and enhance old-age security? This volume takes stock of public pension developments in the U.S. and Canada, highlighting challenges these financial institutions will face in coming decades. The first Pension Research Council study of public pensions in a quarter of a century tackles these topics with an impressive team of international actuarial, legal, and economic experts.

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