Japanese public pension benefits, which were distributed quarterly through February 1990 and every other month since …

We calculate increases in contributions required to achieve full funding of state and local pension systems in the U …

Studies examining pension distribution choices have found that the tendency of private-sector workers is to select lump … distribution from the pension system within one year of separation. Furthermore, the evidence suggests many separating workers …

Public sector defined benefit pension plans are based on final earnings. As such, these plans are back-loaded; those …

' votes by promising compensation packages, but some voters cannot evaluate every aspect of compensation. If pension packages … municipal pensions has two offsetting effects on pension generosity: more state-level media attention helps taxpayers better … understand pension costs, which reduces pension generosity; but a larger share of public sector workers will live within the …

Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) provision on Social Security benefits received by individuals and … jobs where a pension was earned. WEP also reduces spouse benefits. GPO reduces spouse and survivor benefits for persons who … worked in uncovered government employment where they also earned a pension. Unlike previous studies, we take explicit account …

Study to investigate whether workers in federal, state, and local government receive more generous wage and pension … included in the model. On the other hand, pension wealth accumulation is greater for employees in all three government sectors … taking jobs in the public sector, either with respect to wages or pension wealth …