The Evolving Pension System Trends, Effects, and Proposals for Reform
by Gale, William G.; Shoven, John B.; Warshawsky, Mark J.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-01-10
Publisher(s): Brookings Institution Press
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Summary
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.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Evolution and Implications of Federal Pension Regulation | p. 11 |
| The Shifting Structure of Private Pensions | p. 51 |
| Effects of Pensions on Labor Markets and Retirement | p. 77 |
| The Effect of Pensions and 401(k) Plans on Household Saving and Wealth | p. 103 |
| Deregulating the Private Pension System | p. 123 |
| Ensuring Retirement Income for All Workers | p. 155 |
| From Fiduciary to Facilitator: Employers and Defined Contribution Plans | p. 191 |
| Glossary | p. 207 |
| Contributors | p. 217 |
| Index | p. 219 |
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