The Evolving Pension System
Trends, Effects, and Proposals for Reform
Mark J Warshawsky editor John B Shoven editor William G Gale editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:10th Jan '06
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
"
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.
""This book demonstrates that contemporary pension researchers have access to huge data sets and econometric tools beyond what many scholars studying labor problems a half-century ago could imagine. As a result, the generate precise estimates on matters such as the distributional impact of pension tax incentives and the extent to which a pension reduces labor turnover. The volume does an excellent job of presenting such findings and integrating them into a concise overview of the pension system and prominent reform options." —Charles J. Whalen, Perspectives on Work, Journal of Economic Issues, 12/1/2006
|"The book is extremely accessible but very rigorous and will be eagerly read by researchers and policy makers. Highly recommended." —R. M. Whaples, Wake Forest University, CHOICE, 9/1/2006
|"The papers are all authored by leading figures in the relevant area, they are all informative and interesting, and they make important contributions. The book too will be an important contribution to the pension literature, and it will show up on reading lists across the country." — Journal of Economic Literature, 12/1/2006
|"This volume delivers on its promise. It offers a contextual overview of the American private pension system that enhances our understanding of the role of employer-sponsored retirement plans and pension policy. It also provides sufficient background for evaluating reform proposals. Both the high quality of the writing in this collection and the complementarity of the papers are signs of a firm, sure editorial hand." —Silvana Pozzebon, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 4/1/2007
|"This book is a very good and (for the most part) non-technical discussion of the general issues surrounding pensions. The list of contributors reads like a who's who of pension experts. Schiebert's chapter does a wonderful job of providing insight into the historical context of pensions. The two chapters on comprehensive penions reform allow sharply differing viewpoints to be stated clearly, and they highlight the complexity of the issues." —Thomas Steinmeier, Texas Tech University, Journal of Pension Economics & Finance
ISBN: 9780815731177
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
240 pages