major changes in pensions are induced …

often inconsistent with, predictions obtained by extending the major explanations for the existence of pensions to allow for … union monopoly effects. The findings support some (but not other) explanations in which the impetus for pensions arises more … directly from the behavior of unions, and suggest that behavioral and related policy analyses of pensions should be conducted …

often inconsistent with, predictions obtained by extending the major explanations for the existence of pensions to allow for … union monopoly effects. The findings support some (but not other) explanations in which the impetus for pensions arises more … directly from the behavior of unions, and suggest that behavioral and related policy analyses of pensions should be conducted …

considered: total wealth; an annualized measure of AIME; the wealth value of pensions; and a measure of average indexed W2 …

considered: total wealth; an annualized measure of AIME; the wealth value of pensions; and a measure of average indexed lifetime …

A number of factors cause the contribution of pensions to be understated in retirement income data, especially data …, especially in the CPS, which ignores irregular payments from pensions. In CPS data on incomes of those ages 64 to 69 in 2006 … understates the full contribution pensions make to supporting retirees …