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Title

The evolving pension system : trends, effects, and proposals for reform / William G. Gale, John B. Shoven, Mark J. Warshawsky, editors.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2005], ©2005.

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Additional Authors

• Gale, William G.
• Shoven, John B.
• Warshawsky, Mark.

Description

viii, 226 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"The Evolving Pension System, divided into three parts, examines the foundations and the future of America's private pension system. It provides a broad overview of the underlying characteristics and economic effects of existing pension policy, as well as alternative views on how public policy toward pensions should evolve in the future."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

Pensions > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction / William G. Gale, John B. Shoven and Mark J. Warshawsky -- 2. The evolution and implications of federal pension regulation / Sylvester J. Schieber -- 3. The shifting structure of private pensions / William G. Gale, Leslie E. Papke and Jack Vanderhei -- 4. Effects of pensions on labor markets and retirement / Robert L. Clark and Joseph F. Quinn -- 5. The effect of pensions and 401(k) plans on household saving and wealth / William G. Gale -- 6. Deregulating the private pension system / Theodore R. Groom and John B. Shoven -- 7. Ensuring retirement income for all workers / Daniel I. Halperin and Alicia H. Munnell -- 8. From fiduciary to facilitator : employers and defined contribution plans / Pamela Perun and C. Eugene Steuerle.

ISBN

• 0815731183 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0815731175 (papercover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2005032577

OCLC

• OCM62282270
• SCSB-5226584

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Columbia University Libraries