December 2014

Giving Workers a Nudge

December 15, 2014
Leslie Kan
Giving workers a "nudge" can dramatically impact the number of workers covered by a retirement plan.
Alternative Models
Retirement Insecurity
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Pension Theory Versus Pension Reality

December 10, 2014
Chad Aldeman
In the fantasy world where all teachers stay in one state for a 30-year career, state pension plans do a bang-up job of delivering benefits to workers. That’s just not the reality of the world we live in.
Pension Politics
Retirement Insecurity
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What Happens to Pensions When We all Live to 100?

December 3, 2014
Leslie Kan
Longer life expectancies mean states and districts will likely face higher retirement costs in pension benefits, but also means retiring later.
Pensions and Human Capital
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Pensions Do Have an Effect on Worker Retention. But It's Tiny (And Late).

December 3, 2014
Chad Aldeman
Teacher pensions have a similar effect on worker retention as the pensions offered to military members.
Alternative Models
Pensions and Human Capital
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