Pension wise confronting employer pension underfunding--and sparing taxpayers the next bailout / Charles P. Blahous.
| Author/creator | Blahous, Charles P., 1963- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, |
| Description | xiii, 90 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Hoover 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [75]-82) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011005746 |
| ISBN | 9780817912147 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0817912142 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780817912161 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0817912169 (e-book) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |