Behavioral Economics Perspectives on Public Sector Pension Plans

John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson & Brigitte C. Madrian
Published Date
Copyright 2011
DOI 10.1017/S1474747211000114
Book: The Economics of State and Local Pensions
Book organizers: Jeffrey R. Brown & Robert L. Clark
PUBLISHER: Journal of Pension Economics and Finance 10 (2)

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We describe the pension plan features of the states and the largest cities and counties in the U.S. Unlike in the...

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