Studies & Reports
- May 2013 Pew Center for the States Primer National Public Pension Coalition Pew Center for the States has had a presence in a number of states. Despite their claims to be an impartial think tank advocating for fair and transparent policies, Pew’s involvement in the pension fight is anything but fair and transparent.
- May 2013 Cash Balance Plan Primer National Public Pension Coalition This primer provides basic information about cash balance plans. While these types of retirement plans have been spreading in the private sector for more than a quarter century, there are only a few cash balance plans operating in the public sector.
- Apr 2013 Governor’s Proposal to Delay State Contributions Would Add Billions to Public Pension Debt The Keystone Research Center Keystone Pension Primer finds pension debt would be half what it is today if Pennsylvania's employee-to-employer contribution ratio had mirrored national average since 2011
- Mar 2012 Florida Pensionomics 2012 National Institute on Retirement Security Measuring the Economic Impact of DB Pension Expenditures
- Mar 2012 Pennsylvania Pensionomics 2012 National Institute on Retirement Security Measuring the Economic Impact of DB Pension Expenditures
- Feb 2012 In Defense of Defined-Benefit Pensions Center for American Progress Modest Reforms to State Plans Are Best Option for Taxpayer
- Jan 2011 Facts on State and Local Government Pensions National Association of State Retirement Administrators Despite tough times, pensions keep the promise of retirement security.
- Jan 2011 State and Local Government Spending on Public Employee Retirement Systems National Association of State Retirement Administrators Pensions only make up a small portion of states budgets.
- Jan 2010 FAQs on Pensions National Institute on Retirement Security Pension benefits are modest but go a long way to ensuring financial security for millions of retired Americans.
- Jan 2010 Pensions by the Numbers National Institute on Retirement Security Pension plans play a vital role in decreasing poverty and material hardship among older Americans.
- Jan 2010 Public Pension Basics National Institute on Retirement Security Public pension plans are the only source of retirement for 30 percent of all state and local employees who do not receive social security.
- Jan 2010 Why Do Pensions Matter? National Institute on Retirement Security Pensions plans deliver for employees, employers and taxpayers.
- Feb 2009 Pensionomics: Measuring the Economic Impact of State and Local Pension Plans National Institute on Retirement Security Nationally, state and local pension plans support 2.5 million jobs and $358.6 billion in economic activity.