Research & Analysis

This report provided a summary of NIRS’ inaugural policy conference, which brought leaders of retirement policy in order to encourage productive dialogue and reach a definitive conclusion.

This report provides the national economic impacts of public and private pension plans, as well as the impact of state and local plans on a state-by-state basis.

This report calculates the impact of pensions for reducing the risk of elder American poverty and hardship, particularly for households headed by women and racial/ethnic minority groups.

This report examines the specific challenges facing women in retirement and assesses the policies that may help increase retirement security for women.

This report finds that pensions are an effective tool to meet the objectives of employers, employees, and taxpayers and should not mimic the private sector trend away from pensions.

This nationwide public opinion poll measures how Americans feel about their financial security in retirement and assesses their views on policies that could improve their retirement outlook.

Using data on public pension plan investment patterns from the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Census Bureau, this report analyzes how public pension plans invest, in both bull and bear markets.

This issue brief explores important factors public employers should keep in mind when making decisions about their retirement programs during a weak economy.

Pension plans are a far more cost-efficient means of providing retirement income compared to individual defined contribution accounts.

This report examines whether the move from DB to DC plans has had an impact on the way retirement assets are invested. Individual investors, for instance, may have a shorter term investment horizon than DB plans.

This brief reviews the evidence on the role DB pensions play in ensuring that older Americans have the resources they need to be self-sufficient in retirement.