The Evolving Pension System examines the foundations and the future of the private pension system. It provides a broad overview of the underlying assumptions, characteristics, and effects of existing pension policy, as well as alternative views on how public policy toward pensions should evolve in the future. Contributors include Robert Clark (North Carolina State University), Eric Engen (Federal Reserve Board), William G. Gale (Brookings Institution), Theodore Groom (Groom Law Group, Chartered), Daniel Halperin (Harvard), Alicia Munnell (Boston College), Leslie Papke (Michigan State University), Joseph Quinn (Boston College), Sylvester Schieber (Watson Wyatt), John B. Shoven (Stanford), and Jack Vanderhei (Temple University and EBRI). William G. Gale is the Joseph A. Pechman Fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution. John B. Shoven is Charles R. Schwab Professor at Stanford University. Mark J. Warshawsky is director of research at the TIAA-CREF Institute.

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Publisher

Brookings Institution Press

Year

2006

ISBN

9780815797999

Topic

Economics

Subtopic

Labour Economics

Index

Economics

Front Cover
Front Flap
Title Page
Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Evolution and Implications of Federal Pension Regulation
Chapter 3. The Shifting Structure of Private Pensions
Chapter 4. Effects of Pensions on Labor Markets and Retirement
Chapter 5. The Effect of Pensions and 401(k) Plans on Household Savings and Wealth
Chapter 6. Deregulating the Private Pension System
Chapter 7. Ensuring Retirement Income for All Workers
Chapter 8. From Fiduciary to Facilitator: Employers and Defined Contribution Plans
Glossary
Contributors
Index
Back Flap
Back Cover