Tag: state pensions

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Stability in Overall Pension Plan Funding Masks a Growing Divide

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October 30, 2018

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 recent years. This overall stability, however, masks a growing gap among plans: the average funded ratio was 90 percent for the top third but just 55 percent for…

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Spillovers from State and Local Pensions to Social Security: Do Benefits for Uncovered Workers Meet Federal Standards?

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September 11, 2018

Abstract Federal law allows certain state and local government employees to be excluded from Social Security coverage if they are covered by an employer pension of sufficient generosity. Public sector retirement systems have grown less generous in recent years, and a couple of plans could exhaust their assets in the next decade, putting benefits at…

How Do Fees Affect Plans’ Ability to Beat Their Benchmarks?

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August 21, 2018

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What Explains Differences in Public Pension Returns Since 2001?

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July 10, 2018
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How Have Pension Cuts Affected Public Sector Competitiveness?

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April 17, 2018
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The Funded Status of Local Pensions Inches Closer to States

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January 2, 2018
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Does Public Pension Funding Affect Where People Move?

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October 18, 2016
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Will Pensions and OPEBs Break State and Local Budgets?

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October 4, 2016
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The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2015-2020

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June 21, 2016
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Forensics and the Future of a Connecticut Pension Plan

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December 1, 2015
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The Impact of Mandatory Coverage on State and Local Budgets

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May 30, 2014
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Are City Fiscal Woes Widespread? Are Pensions the Cause?

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December 17, 2013