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The Future of Pensions in the United States

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Demographic changes, combined with emerging structural shifts in the economy, have prompted concern about the capacity of the United States to provide retirement income and medical care to the growing number of elderly individuals. Further, some policymakers are demanding cutbacks in the preferential treatment accorded pension plans. If future economic growth rates do not match those of the recent past, the elderly may have to choose whether to retire with a lower standard of living or to work longer. The Future of Pensions in the United States addresses interactions between the changing demographic and economic environment, and federal fiscal and regulatory stakes in employer-sponsored retirement income arrangements.
Edited by Raymond Schmitt
Introduction Ray Schmitt 1. Gaps In Retirement Income Adequacy -Emily S. Andrews Comments by Donald S. Grubbs, Jr. Comments by Gary D. Hendricks Comments by Bruce D. Schobel 2. Innovations and Trends In Pension Plan Coverage, Type, and Design -Olivia S. Mitchell and Anna M. Rappaport Comments by Alan L. Gustman Comments by Marc M. Twinney, Jr. 3. Roundtable Discussion: Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Trends -Ray Schmitt (Moderator), Angela Chang, Robert L. Clark, Edwin C. Hustead The Trend Away from Defined Benefit Pension Plans -Angela Chang Firm Choice of Type of Pension Plan: Trends and Determinants -Robert L. Clark, Ann A. McDermed, and Michelle White Trawick 4. Death and Taxes: Can We Fund for Retirement Between Them? -Gordon P. Goodfellow and Sylvester J. Schieber Comments by David C. Lindeman Comments by Alicia H. Munnell 5. Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis -Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton Comments by James B. Lockhart III 6. Estimating the Current Exposure of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to Single-Employer Pension Plan Terminations -Christopher M. Lewis and Richard L. Cooperstein 7. Panel Discussion: The Role of Regulation In Pension Policy -Dallas Salisbury (Moderator), Evelyn A. Petschek, Meredith Miller, James A. Klein, Phyllis C. Borzi, Edwin C. Hustead, Richard Hinz Contributors Index
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