October 25, 2012
Pensions in Peril: How Municipalities Are Defusing This Fiscal Time Bomb
Eileen Norcross
Senior Research Fellow
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To speak with a scholar or learn more on this topic, visit our contact page.Cities across the United States are facing $7 trillion in outstanding pension liabilities. This conference, part of the Anton/Lippitt Conference on Urban Affairs at Brown University, shed light on how municipalities are addressing this financial challenge. Mercatus Center's Eileen Norcross presented at the panel, and her presentation is below.
Below are links to press coverage of the event
Central Falls bankruptcy part of Brown University symposium