Private Pensions and Public Policies

Foreword

1. Introduction William G. Gale, John B. Shoven, and Mark J. Warshawsky

2. The Transition to Hybrid Pension Plans in the United States: An Empirical Analysis Robert L. Clark and Sylvester J. Schieber

Comment by Richard A. Ippolito

3. What People Don't Know about Their Pensions and Social Security Alan L. Gustman and Thomas L. Steinmeier

Comment by John Karl Scholz

4. Financial Education and Private Pensions Dean M. Maki

Comment by William Even

5. Life-Cycle Saving, Limits on Contributions to DC Pension Plans, and Lifetime Tax Benefits Jagadeesh Gokhale, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Mark J. Warshawsky

Comment by Annika Sunden

6. The Effects of Social Security Reform on Private Pensions Andrew A. Samwick

Comment by David A. Wise

7. Pension Choices with Uncertain Tax Policy Joel M. Dickson

Comment by Peter R. Merrill

8. The Design and Cost of Pension Guarantees Kent Smetters

Comment by Yuewu Xu

9. Effect of Nondiscrimination Rules on Pension Participation Robert L. Clark, Janemarie Mulvey, and Sylvester J. Schieber

Comment by Peter R. Orszag

10. Asset Location for Retirement Savers James M. Poterba, John B. Shoven, and Clemens Sialm

Comment by Leslie E. Papke

11. Longevity-Insured Retirement Distributions from Pension Plans: Market and Regulatory Issues Jeffrey R. Brown and Mark J. Warshawsky

Comment by Michael D. Hurd

Glossary

Contributors

Acknowledgments

Index