Are There Transition Costs to Closing a Public-Employee Retirement Plan?

Andrew Biggs
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Annals of Computational Economics, 2016

Abstract: Defined-benefit pension plans for state and local government employees have imposed rising costs and financial risk on government budgets. In response, some policymakers have proposed shifting newly hired public employees into alternate retirement plans,

Date: 2016
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