Public Sector Pensions

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Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow
Jason J. Fichtner
Former Senior Research Fellow
Emily Hamilton
Research Fellow
Matthew D. Mitchell
Director of the Equity Initiative

Research Paper / Study
Federal Fiscal Policy
Averting the Multiemployer Pension Solvency Crisis
Charles Blahous
October 19, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
The Pension Crisis You May Not Know about Yet
Charles Blahous
October 19, 2018
Mercatus Working Paper
State and Local Policy
The California Rule and Its Potential Abolition
Scott Shepard
October 16, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
Without Pension Reform, Retirees Lose
RealClearPolicy
Tracy C. Miller
October 10, 2018
Research Paper / Study
State and Local Policy
State Fiscal Rankings
Eileen Norcross, Olivia Gonzalez
October 9, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
NJ Must Make Painful Fixes to Reverse the Fiscal Crisis
New Jersey Star-Ledger
Scott Shepard
August 21, 2018
Mercatus Working Paper
State and Local Policy
The New Jersey Pension Crisis
Scott Shepard
August 1, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Assumptions Matter for Illinois Pension Buyout
Olivia Gonzalez
July 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
Why Supreme Court May Rule against Unions and What It Means for State and Local Finances
Forbes
Adam Millsap
February 26, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Dos and Don’ts for the Pension Committee
e21
Charles Blahous
February 23, 2018

Research Paper / Study
Federal Fiscal Policy
Averting the Multiemployer Pension Solvency Crisis
Charles Blahous
October 19, 2018
Mercatus Working Paper
State and Local Policy
The California Rule and Its Potential Abolition
Scott Shepard
October 16, 2018
Research Paper / Study
State and Local Policy
State Fiscal Rankings
Eileen Norcross, Olivia Gonzalez
October 9, 2018
Mercatus Working Paper
State and Local Policy
The New Jersey Pension Crisis
Scott Shepard
August 1, 2018
Mercatus on Policy Series
State and Local Policy
Illinois’s Constitutional Pension Protections, with Lessons for New Jersey
David M. Primo, Jake Jares
November 20, 2017
Chart / Data Visualization
State and Local Policy
Ohio’s Worsening Pension Crisis
Eileen Norcross, Olivia Gonzalez
September 21, 2017
Research Paper / Study
Federal Fiscal Policy
Is There a Retirement Crisis?
Andrew G. Biggs
September 21, 2017
Mercatus Working Paper
State and Local Policy
A Lost Generation but Renewed Hope
Scott Shepard
August 1, 2017
Research Paper / Study
State and Local Policy
Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition 2017 Edition
Eileen Norcross, Olivia Gonzalez
July 11, 2017
Mercatus on Policy Series
State and Local Policy
GASB 67 and GASB 68: What the New Accounting Standards Mean for Public Pension Reporting
Sheila Weinberg, Eileen Norcross
June 15, 2017

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State Testimony
State and Local Policy
Considerations for Improved Pension Solvency and Retirement Options in Maryland
Eileen Norcross
March 3, 2017
State Testimony
State and Local Policy
Public-Sector Pension Reform in Pennsylvania and the Role of Transition Costs
Eileen Norcross
April 15, 2015
State Testimony
Public Sector Pensions
Transition Costs and Public Employee Pension Reform
Andrew G. Biggs
March 24, 2015
State Testimony
Public Sector Pensions
The State of Pension Funds in Pennsylvania
Gary A. Wagner
March 24, 2015
State Testimony
State and Local Policy
Pension Reform in Montana
Eileen Norcross
February 14, 2013
State Testimony
State and Local Policy
Pension Reform In Pennsylvania
Eileen Norcross
May 1, 2012
State Testimony
Public Sector Pensions
Redefining Earnable Compensation in the Retirement System for New and Non-Vested Members in Service
Eileen Norcross
March 9, 2012
Congressional Testimony
Federal Fiscal Policy
Wasteful Spending Does Not Stop at Earmarks and Overpayments
Veronique de Rugy
February 17, 2011
Congressional Testimony
Federal Fiscal Policy
State and Municipal Debt: The Coming Crisis?
Eileen Norcross
February 9, 2011

Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
The Pension Crisis You May Not Know about Yet
Charles Blahous
October 19, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
Without Pension Reform, Retirees Lose
RealClearPolicy
Tracy C. Miller
October 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
NJ Must Make Painful Fixes to Reverse the Fiscal Crisis
New Jersey Star-Ledger
Scott Shepard
August 21, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Assumptions Matter for Illinois Pension Buyout
Olivia Gonzalez
July 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
Why Supreme Court May Rule against Unions and What It Means for State and Local Finances
Forbes
Adam Millsap
February 26, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Dos and Don’ts for the Pension Committee
e21
Charles Blahous
February 23, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay for Corporate and Union Pension Promises
e21
Charles Blahous
December 17, 2017
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Don’t Make Taxpayers Bail Out Pension Plans
e21
Charles Blahous
December 11, 2017
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
The Texas Budget Battle: The Good, the Bad and — Well, at Least It's Not All Ugly
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Eileen Norcross, Olivia Gonzalez
April 18, 2017
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
Oregon Pension Reform Already in Place, We Just Need to Use It
The Oregonian
Scott Shepard
April 16, 2017

Radio Appearance
State and Local Policy
Scott Shepard on KMED Radio (Oregon)
August 3, 2017
Radio Appearance
State and Local Policy
Scott Shepard on KYKN Radio (Oregon)
May 4, 2017
Radio Appearance
State and Local Policy
Mark Warshawsky cited on WTIC Radio (Connecticut)
February 3, 2017
Testimony
State and Local Policy
Adam Millsap Discusses Approaches to Fixing Municipal Finances
Adam Millsap
November 19, 2015
Testimony
State and Local Policy
Eileen Norcross Provides Testimony Regarding Pennsylvania's Fiscal Outlook
Eileen Norcross
August 20, 2015
Testimony
State and Local Policy
Eileen Norcross Testifies before the Pennsylvania State Senate Finance Committee on Pension Reform
Eileen Norcross
April 15, 2015
Radio Appearance
Public Sector Pensions
Eileen Norcross Discusses the Pension Reform in Pennsylvania
April 9, 2015

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Mercatus Original Podcast
Public Sector Pensions
Transition Costs in Public Sector Pensions with Dr. Andrew Biggs
Inside State & Local Policy
April 7, 2015

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TV Appearance
State and Local Policy
Eileen Norcross Discusses Public Pension Systems, with Representative Randy McDaniel, on PMA Perspective
Eileen Norcross
March 3, 2015
Radio Appearance
Public Sector Pensions
Eileen Norcross Discusses Alabama's Pension Funds on the Matt Murphy Show
May 20, 2014

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9:00am – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
State Budget Basics
Matthew D. Mitchell, Maurice P. McTigue, John Garen
2012
Feb
10
Crowne Plaza Lexington - The Campbell House 1375 S. Broadway Lexington, Kentucky
8:30am – 11:00am
Mercatus Events
State and Local Policy
AEI-Mercatus Panel: Collective Bargaining, Public Pensions and Voters
Eileen Norcross, Scott Beaulier
2012
Jan
25
AEI, Twelfth Floor 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 (Two blocks from Farragut North Metro)
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Supporter Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Invite Only
Scottsdale, AZ Supporter and Friend Lunch
David R. Henderson
2012
Jan
11
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Mercatus Events
Economics and Public Policy
Managing the Crisis in Public Pensions
Eileen Norcross
2010
Sep
24
George Mason Law School, Room 120 3301 N. Fairfax Dr. Arlington, VA 22201