Studies and Reports
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Recently Released
- Public Pension Update, Natalie Cohen, Wells Fargo, May 17, 2013
- Underfunded Pension Promises, White Paper Prepared by staff of the State Budget Crisis Task Force for: National Dialogue on Underfunded Pension Promises hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, April 19, 2013
- Cash Balance Plans: Somewhere in the Middle, by Paul Zorn, GRS, (appearing in the April 2013 edition of Government Finance Review)
- Best Governance Practices for Public Retirement Systems, NCPERS, April 2013
- Books, Budgets and Bonds: What Do All Those Pension Numbes Mean?, Keith Brainard, Government Finance Review, April 2013
- Addressing CalSTRS Long-Term Funding Needs, Legislative Analyst's Office, March 20, 2013
- Pension Funding: A Guide for Elected Officials, Report from the Pension Funding Task Force, 2013
- The Transition Cost Mirage: False Arguments Distract From Real Pension Reform Debates, Josh McGee, Arnold Foundation, March 2013
- State and Local Pension Costs: Pre-Crisis, Post-Crisis, and Post-Reform, Center for Retirement Research, February 2013
- 2013 Report on State Retirement Systems: Funding Levels and Asset Allocation, Wilshire Consulting, February 27, 2013
- Wilshire Consulting Report News Release, Wilshire Consulting, March 4, 2013
- Looking at Florida's Municipal Pensions: How Some Florida Cities are Dealing With Pension Funding Issues, Florida Tax Watch and the LeRoy Collins Institute, February 2013
- Locally-Administered Pension Plans, Alicia H. Munnell,Jean-Pierre Aubry and Josh Hurwitz, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, February 2013
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Economic Indicators
Standing Reports and Databases
- Public Fund Survey - A standing, online compendium of public retirement systems, featuring summary and detailed information about 100 systems and 126 of the plans they oversee. Sponsored by NASRA and NCTR. login required
- Public Fund Survey Summary of Findings for FY 2011, November 2012
- Public Pension Fund Study, Milliman, October 2012
- Wisconsin Comparative Study - A biannual report prepared by the Wisconsin Legislative Council featuring key data from 85 statewide public retirement systems plus the systems sponsored by the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. The report contains separate chapters on normal and early retirement provisions, contribution rates, vesting requirements, retirement benefit calculations, cost-of-living adjustments, and actuarial and accounting methods.
- Wilshire Report on State Retirement Systems - Published annually by Wilshire Associates
- Wilshire Report on City & County Retirement Systems - September 2012 by Wilshire Associates
- Public Plans Database - Center for Retirement Research and Center for State and Local Government Excellence
- Characteristics of Large Public Education Plans National Education Association
- State Government Employment and Pay Data, Governing
Reports by Organization
- Center for Retirement Research
- Center for State & Local Government Excellence
- National Association of State Retirement Administrators
- National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Pew Center on the States
- Reports by Federal Agencies
- State Budget Crisis Task Force
Reports by Topic
- Accounting
- Audit and Regulatory
- Credit Effects Research
- Costs of Switching From a DB to a DC Plan
- Divestment
- Defined Contribution Plans
- Economic Benefits of Public Pensions
- Funding Policy
- Governance and Legislation
- Government Spending on Public Pensions
- Investment
- Investment Return Assumptions
- Investment and Funding
- Local Government Pensions
- Pensions and Compensation
- Plan Design
- Postemployment Benefit Increases
- Public Pension Funding
- Retirement Security
- Return to Work
- Sustainability of Public Pensions
- Taxation of Public Pensions
- Pension Programs for Teachers and Educational Employees
Reports by Year
State Studies
Numerous states have commissioned studies of their pension programs for different employee groups.
