The Future of Public Employee Retirement Systems

Zusatztext A timely contribution to the debate taking place in many developed countries on what pensions should be provided for employees working in the public sector. Informationen zum Autor Olivia S. Mitchell is the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor of Insurance and Risk Management, the Executive Director of the Pension Research Council, and the Director of the Boettner Center on Pensions and Retirement Research at the Wharton School. Concurrently Dr. Mitchell is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Co-Investigator for the AHEAD/Health and Retirement Studies at the University of Michigan.Gary Anderson is a consultant on public pension issues; previously he served as Executive Director of the Texas Municipal Retirement system which covers municipal employees and retirees for many Texas cities. He is also an Advisory Board member of Wharton's Pension Research Council, and he served with the National Association of State Retirement Administrators and the Government Finance Officers Association. Klappentext Public pensions are often the subject of 'pension envy', as their benefits might seem more generous and contributions lower than those in the private sector. This book shows that such judgments are often inaccurate, and reflects a vigorous debate amongst academics and professionals as they seek to define a new future for public retirement systems. Zusammenfassung Public pensions are often the subject of 'pension envy', as their benefits might seem more generous and contributions lower than those in the private sector. This book shows that such judgments are often inaccurate, and reflects a vigorous debate amongst academics and professionals as they seek to define a new future for public retirement systems.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Anderson, Olivia S. Mitchell, Olivia S. (EDT)/ Anderson Mitchell
• Assisted by: Olivia S. Mitchell (Editor), Mitchell Olivia S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2009
• EAN: 9780199573349
• ISBN: 978-0-19-957334-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Pensions Research Council; Pension Research Council; Pensions Research Council; Pension Research Council
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; Pensions, Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Public Administration, Public finance, Public finance and taxation