Pensions in the American Economy Book

List of Tables Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
1.1. Pensions and the Economics of Aging
1.2. Objectives and Organization
1.3. The Emerging Role of Pensions in the American Economy: Postwar Patterns of Growth
1.4. A Profile of Pension Participants
1.5. A Profile of Pension Beneficiaries
1.6. The Structure of Private Pension Plans
1.7. The Structure of State and Local Pension Plans
1.8. The Financial Status of Private, State, and Local Pension Plans
1.9. Pensions in the American Economy: Problems and Prospects
2. Description of Data
3. Pension Coverage of Workers and Pension Income Receipt among the Elderly
3.1. Pension Coverage of Workers: Time Series Analysis
3.2. Pension Coverage of Private Wage and Salary Workers: Cross-sectional Analysis
3.3. Distribution of Private Covered Workers by Pension Plan Characteristics
3.4. A Private Pension Vested Coverage
3.5. Elderly Pension Recipients: Economic and Demographic Characteristics
3.6. Distribution of Private Pension Benefit Recipients by Pension Characteristics
3.7. Pension Income of the Elderly
3.8. Pension Benefit Replacement Rates
3.9. Disability Benefit Replacement Rates
3.10. Coverage under Alternative Pension Vehicles
4. The Structure of Private Pension Plans
4.1. The Distribution of Private Pension Plan Types
4.2. Participation Requirements of Private Pension Plans
4.3. Vesting Provisions of Private Pension Plans
4.4. Portability Provisions of Private Pension Plans
4.5. Benefit Formulae and Benefit Levels of Private Defined Benefit Plans
4.6. Normal Retirement Provisions of Private Pension Plans
4.7. Early Retirement Provisions of Private Pension Plans
4.8. Benefit Reductions of Private Pension Plans for Early Retirement
4.9. Benefit Accrual after Normal Retirement
4.10. Cost of Living Adjustments of Private Pension Plans
4.11. Disability Provisions of Private Pension Plans
5. Financial Aspects of Private Pension Plans
5.1. Contributions to Private Pension Funds: Time Series Analysis
5.2. Contributions to Private Pension Funds: Cross-sectional Analysis
5.3. Private Pension Fund Benefit Payments: Time Series Analysis
5.4. Private Pension Fund Benefit Payments: Cross-sectional Analysis
5.5. Private Pension Fund Assets: Time Series Analysis
5.6. Private Pension Fund Assets: Cross-sectional Analysis
5.7. Funding Status of Large Corporate Pension Funds
5.8. Return Performance of Private Pension Funds
6. The Structure of State and Local Pension Plans
6.1. Number of State and Local Pension Plans and Participants
6.2. Participation Requirements of State and Local Pension Plans
6.3. Vesting Provisions of State and Local Pension Plans
6.4. Benefit Formulae and Benefit Levels of State and Local Defined Benefit Pension Plans
6.5. Normal Retirement Provisions of State and Local Pension Plans
6.6. Early Retirement Provisions of State and Local Pension Plans
7. Financial Aspects of State and Local Pension Plans
7.1. Contributions to State and Local Pension Funds: Time Series Analysis
7.2. Contributions to State and Local Pension Funds: Cross-Sectional Analysis
7.3. State and Local Pension Fund Benefit Payments: Time Series Analysis
7.4. State and Local Pension Fund Benefit Payments: Cross-sectional Analysis
7.5. State and Local Pension Fund Assets: Time Series Analysis
7.6. State and Local Pension Fund Assets: Cross-sectional Analysis
7.7. Financial Status of State-administered Pension Funds
7.8. Financial Status of Large-City Pension Funds
7.9. Financial Status of Selected Large Local Pension Funds
7.10. Financial Status of Small Local Pension Funds
7.11. Return Performance of Public Pension Funds Notes References Index