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Title: THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
By: Olivia S. Mitchell (Editor), Gary Anderson
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0199573344
ISBN 13: 9780199573349
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 13 August, 2009
Series: Pensions Research Council
Pages: 366
Description: 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.
Synopsis: People covered by public pensions are often the subject of 'pension envy:' that is, their benefits might seem more generous and their contributions lower than those offered by the private sector. Yet this book points out that such judgments are often inaccurate, since civil servants hold jobs with few counterparts in private industry, such as firefighters, police, judges, and teachers. Often these are riskier, dirtier, and demand more loyalty and discretion than would be required of a more mobile labor force in the private sector. The debate challenges traditional ideas about how the public employee labor contract is structured and raises questions about how such employees are attracted to the public sector, retained and motivated on the job, and retired, via an entire compensation package of wages and benefits. Authors explore aspects of these schemes, addressing the cost and valuation debate, along with the political economy of how public pension asset pools are perceived and managed, an increasingly important topic in times of global financial turmoil. The discussion also explores ways that public pensions can be strengthened in the US, Japan, Canada, and Germany.The volume captures a vigorous debate currently underway by academics, financial experts, regulators, and plan sponsors, all seeking to define a new future for public retirement systems. It will be of substantial interest to a wide range of readers, since public sector employees and their representatives will naturally find the comparisons and arguments over valuation of keen interest. Public pension administrators and policymakers seeking an explanation of what makes these plans so costly will gain a new understanding of how the arguments stack up. Private sector employers and plan sponsors can learn much from efforts to reform these retirement systems in states and countries around the world. Finally, investors and the taxpaying public more generally may be at risk to cover these long-term promises, so it behoves them to pay close attention to the financing and investment practices of these plans, along with their valuation.This volume represents an invaluable addition to the Pension Research Council / Oxford University Press series as it includes actuarial, economic, and financial perspectives making it useful for academics, retirement plan administrators, and public employees wishing to understand the challenges facing public pensions.
Illustrations: Numerous tables and figures
Publication: UK
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Returns: Returnable
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INNOVATIONS IN RETIREMENT FINANCING (HB)
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LIVING WITH DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSIONS (HB)
MINDFULNESS-BASED RELAPSE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR TREATMENT OF ADDICTIONS (PB)
MISCELLANY: ESSAYS BY YOUNG ISH AMERICA (PB)
NEW DEMOCRATIC PROFESSIONAL IN EDUCATION (HB)
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PLC PROGRAMMING USING RSLOGIX 500: BASIC (PB)
POLITICS OF EDUCATION POLICY IN AN ERA OF INEQUALITY (HB)
POLITICS OF EDUCATION POLICY IN AN ERA OF INEQUALITY (PB)
POSITIONING PENSIONS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (HB)
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION (HB)
POWER AND PROMISE (PB)
PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM (HB)
RECALIBRATING RETIREMENT SPENDING AND SAVING (HB)
RECREATING SUSTAINABLE RETIREMENT (HB)
REDEFINING RETIREMENT (HB)
REIMAGINING PENSIONS (HB)
REINVENTING THE RETIREMENT PARADIGM (HB)
REORIENTING RETIREMENT RISK MANAGEMENT (HB)
RESEARCH FRONTIERS IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES (PB)
RESHAPING RETIREMENT SECURITY (HB)
RESTRUCTURING RETIREMENT RISKS (HB)
RETIREMENT SYSTEM RISK MANAGEMENT (HB)
RETIREMENT, PENSIONS, AND SOCIAL SECURITY (HB)
RETIREMENT, PENSIONS, AND SOCIAL SECURITY (PB)
SECURING EMPLOYER-BASED PENSIONS (HB)
SECURING LIFELONG RETIREMENT INCOME (HB)
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THE MARKET FOR RETIREMENT FINANCIAL ADVICE (HB)
THE PENSION CHALLENGE (HB)
THE ROLE OF ANNUITY MARKETS IN FINANCING RETIREMENT (HB)
THE ROLE OF ANNUITY MARKETS IN FINANCING RETIREMENT (PB)
THORNTON WILDER (HB)
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