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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gale, William G.

Shoven, John B.

Warshawsky, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pensions--United States.

Pensions.

Retirement income.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 226 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was passed in 1974, the world of pensions was very different from today. Then, most pensions were packaged as defined benefit plans-the employer guaranteed a certain level of income to the employee on retirement. But from the 1980's on, in part because of ERISA's regulatory structure, but also because of job mobility and other factors, pension coverage increasingly meant defined contribution plans, with the burden of investment and outcome placed on the worker.

Contents:

Introduction / William G. Gale, John B. Shoven, and Mark J. Warshawsky

The evolution and implications of federal pension regulation / Sylvester J. Schieber

The shifting structure of private pensions / William G. Gale, Leslie E. Papke, and Jack Vanderhei

Effects of pensions on labor markets and retirement / Robert L. Clark and Joseph F. Quinn

The effect of pensions and 401(k) plans on household saving and wealth / William G. Gale

Deregulating the private pension system / Theodore R. Groom and John B. Shoven

Ensuring retirement income for all workers / Daniel I. Halperin and Alicia H. Munnell

From fiduciary to facilitator : employers and defined contribution plans / Pamela Perun and C. Eugene Steuerle.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610813421

9780815797999

0815797990

9781280813429

1280813423

OCLC:

475992897