Even before the precipitous market decline of late 2008, pension obligations were threatening the long-term fiscal stability of many municipalities. Urban centers with declining populations and unfavorable retiree-to-employee ratios— such as Pittsburgh, where pension fund liabilities represent a big chunk of the city’s financial woes—have the most serious problems, but underfunded pension plans can be found in dozens of Pennsylvania municipalities of all sizes. In response to the growing awareness of municipal pension problems in Pennsylvania, the Fiscal Policy and Governance Committee of the University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics formed the Pensions Subcommittee to gather information and consider policy options
This file was last viewed in Microsoft EdgeRecognizing the magnitude of the public pension problem,...
As the Great Recession ended, 61 key cities across America -- the most populous one in each state pl...
Much attention has been paid to the significant underfunding of many state and local employee pensio...
Even before the precipitous market decline of late 2008, pension obligations were threatening the lo...
State and local government pension underfunding has become a major focus of public policy debate due...
In the U.S., there are nearly 14 million state and local government workers and six million retirees...
Public pension systems represent a critical piece in the puzzle of public financial sustainability. ...
This Comment summarizes current economic factors driving the recent increased likelihood of municipa...
The high profile bankruptcy filing by the City of Detroit, Michigan, has brought to the fore the rel...
This paper discusses why public pensions have warranted so much interest of late, focusing on their ...
This study examines Pennsylvania\u27s municipal labor market before and after the enactment of The ...
This paper, which was written as a White Paper for the Federalist Society, describes and assesses th...
Thirty cities at the center of the nation's most populous metropolitan areas faced more than $192 bi...
Unfunded employee pension obligations will present a serious fiscal problem to state and local gove...
The public pension crisis has come under increasing scrutiny over the past decade as shifting demogr...
This file was last viewed in Microsoft EdgeRecognizing the magnitude of the public pension problem,...
As the Great Recession ended, 61 key cities across America -- the most populous one in each state pl...
Much attention has been paid to the significant underfunding of many state and local employee pensio...
Even before the precipitous market decline of late 2008, pension obligations were threatening the lo...
State and local government pension underfunding has become a major focus of public policy debate due...
In the U.S., there are nearly 14 million state and local government workers and six million retirees...
Public pension systems represent a critical piece in the puzzle of public financial sustainability. ...
This Comment summarizes current economic factors driving the recent increased likelihood of municipa...
The high profile bankruptcy filing by the City of Detroit, Michigan, has brought to the fore the rel...
This paper discusses why public pensions have warranted so much interest of late, focusing on their ...
This study examines Pennsylvania\u27s municipal labor market before and after the enactment of The ...
This paper, which was written as a White Paper for the Federalist Society, describes and assesses th...
Thirty cities at the center of the nation's most populous metropolitan areas faced more than $192 bi...
Unfunded employee pension obligations will present a serious fiscal problem to state and local gove...
The public pension crisis has come under increasing scrutiny over the past decade as shifting demogr...
This file was last viewed in Microsoft EdgeRecognizing the magnitude of the public pension problem,...
As the Great Recession ended, 61 key cities across America -- the most populous one in each state pl...
Much attention has been paid to the significant underfunding of many state and local employee pensio...