Tag: benefits

ows of white piggy bank with one larger red piggy bank

But evidence from state and local workers suggests that doesn’t always happen. The economist’s simple lifecycle model predicts that workers will respond to a one-dollar decrease in their defined benefit savings by increasing their supplemental savings by one dollar.  Whether this prediction holds in practice may turn out to be very important for state and…

Multi ethic workers talking at construction site reviewing plans

The annual pay for a plumber in Omaha, Nebraska, with three years of experience is around $55,000 a year, while a certified nursing assistant there earns $30,000. Or compare an electrician in the Phoenix area making $62,000 to $39,000 for a dental assistant. Recognizing that many of the occupations dominated by women don’t pay well,…