Resources & Research

Reports on the Public Retirement System Community

 
 
 
  2008 Comparative Study of Major Public Employee Retirement Systems, Wisconsin Legislative Council
  The Structure of State and Local Government Retirement Benefits, 2008, Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Retirement Benefits in State and Local Governments in the U.S., 2007, Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Characteristics of Large Public Education Pension Plans, NEA (this is a very large file)
  Public Employee Retirement System Census Data, U.S. Census Bureau
  State-by-State Protections of Pension Benefits, NCPERS
  Pension Resource Guide, National Institute on Retirement Security
  Key Elements of State Hybrid Retirement Plans, NASRA
  Hybrid and Defined Contribution Plans as the Primary or Optional State Retirement Benefit, NASRA
  State defined contribution and hybrid pension plans, National Conference of State Legislatures
  Final average compensation for retirement benefits, National Public Pension Coalition
  Trillion Dollar Gap, Pew Center on the States, 2010
  Promises With a Price, Pew Center on the States, 2007
  Funding Pensions and Retiree Health Care for Public Employees: Report of the California PEBC
  Periodic Table of Investment Returns, Callan Associates
 
Public Fund Survey
  Public Fund Survey, sponsored by NASRA and NCTR
  Public Fund Survey Summary of Findings FY 08
  Public Fund Survey Summary of Findings FY 09
 
GAO Reports
  State and Local Government Retiree Benefits: Current Funded Status of Pension and Health Benefits, January 2008
  State and Local Government Retiree Benefits: Current Status of Benefit Structures, Protections, and Fiscal Outlook for Funding Future Costs, September 2007
  Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Guidance Needed to Better Inform Plans of the Challenges and Risks of Investing in Hedge Funds and Private Equity, August 2008
 
Center for State and Local Government Excellence / Center for Retirement Research
  Why Don't Some State and Local Governments Pay Their Required Pension Contribution?
  Why Does Funding Status Vary Among State and Local Plans?
  The Miracle of Funding by State and Local Pension Plans
  What Do We Know About the Universe of State and Local Pension Plans?
  Why Have Some States Introduced Defined Contribution Plans?
  Why Have Defined Benefit Plans Survived in the Public Sector?
  State and Local Pensions Are Different From Private Plans