Resources & Research

Reports on the Public Retirement System Community

 
 
 
  Public Fund Survey
  Public Fund Survey, sponsored by NASRA and NCTR
  Public Fund Survey Summary of Findings FY 06
  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
  Center for State and Local Government Excellence / Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
  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
  Other Reports
  2006 Comparative Study of Major Public Employee Retirement Systems, Wisconsin Legislative Council
  Pensions and Retirement Plan Enactments in State Legislatures, National Conference of State Legislatures
  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
  Side-by-side comparison of hybrid plans, NASRA
  Promises With a Price, Pew Center on the States
  Funding Pensions and Retiree Health Care for Public Employees: Report of the California PEBC