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The regulation of private and public pension plans in the United States begins with the premise that employer-sponsored plans resemble traditional donative, or gift, trusts. Accordingly, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) famously “imports” major principles of...
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composition of teacher workforce, and that program benefits far exceeded its costs. We propose mechanisms for observed long …
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, funding and policy making. It discusses “national interest” as defined by the Federal authorities in relation to UI: income … they encourage the acceptance of national standards through conditional funding. During the great recession this proved to … federal intervention including funding mirrors debates on the role of automatic stabilisation mechanisms in the Euro Area. …
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We investigate the characteristics of infrastructure as an asset class from an investment perspective of a limited partner. While non U.S. institutional investors gain exposure to infrastructure assets through a mix of direct investments and private fund vehicles, U.S. investors predominantly...
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We examine the impact of population aging on municipal access to credit. A one standard deviation increase in a state's population age leads to a 23 basis point increase in municipal bond issue spread. Three mechanisms drive this effect: income tax revenue, healthcare liabilities, and pension...
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of healthy funding at the cost of future underfunding. Conversely, adopting a US Treasury discount rate, or another … alternative suggested by previous literature, would cause overstated funding gaps and contribution increases, mainly due to … statutory reserve regulation. For funding purposes, we identify a lower limit to the discount rate, defined as the Value …
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Recordkeepers in DC pension plans are often paid indirectly in the form of revenue sharing from third-party funds on the menu. We show that these arrangements affect the investment menu of 401(k) plans. Revenue-sharing funds are more likely to be added to the menu and are less likely to be...
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We use historical particularities of pension funding law to investigate whether managers of U.S. corporate defined …
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We use historical particularities of pension funding law to investigate whether managers of U.S. corporate defined …
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Two issues may have a tremendous impact on the adequacy of retirement income for today's workers: The growth of 401(k) pension plans and the possible privatization of Social Security. Workers are becoming increasingly responsible for the adequacy of their retirement income by determining how...
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