Pension wise confronting employer pension underfunding--and sparing taxpayers the next bailout / Charles P. Blahous.

Author/creator Blahous, Charles P., 1963-
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press,
Descriptionxiii, 90 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesHoover Institution Press publication ; no. 597
Hoover Institution Press publication ; 597. ^A283591
Contents The nature of single-employer defined-benefit pensions -- The nation's pension insurance system : the condition of the PBGC -- The magnitude of pension underfunding nationwide -- Technical reasons for pension underfunding -- Pension plan assets -- Pension plan liabilities -- Addressing underfunding : statutory contribution requirements -- Other funding safeguards established by the PPA -- Premiums -- Recent developments : legislation and the financial markets' plunge -- Additional reasons for underfunding : structural issues facing the PBGC -- Political economy factors -- Pension funding policy principles : separating measurement accuracy from value judgments -- Can the hole be filled? : separating fairness from risk issues -- Going forward : general principles for pension insurance system reform -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [75]-82) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2011005746
ISBN9780817912147 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0817912142 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780817912161 (e-book)
ISBN0817912169 (e-book)

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