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General Information on Pensions and Retirement Security
Retirement security — Facts at a glance
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about retirement security
Key Tables and Charts
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Key EPI Publications
Weller, Christian, and Edward N. Wolff. 2005. Retirement Income: The Crucial Role of Social Security. Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Economic Policy Institute. 2005. Social Security Issue Guide. Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Weller, Christian, Jeffrey Wenger and Elise Gould. 2004. Health Insurance Coverage in Retirement: The Erosion of Retiree Income Security. Economic Policy Institute and Center for American Progress, Washington D.C.
Baker, Dean and Christian Weller. 2003. Smoothing the Waves of the Perfect Storm; Could Changes in Pension Funding Rules Ease the Burden for Pension Funds? EPI Technical Paper #266. Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Weller, Christian. 2003. PURE: A Proposal for More Retirement Income Security. EPI Technical Paper #265. Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Eisenbrey, Ross. 2002. Pensions Under Assault . Issue Brief #179. Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Weller, Christian, and Ross Eisenbrey. 2002. No More Enrons—Protecting 401(k) Plans for a Safe Retirement. EPI Issue Brief #174 . Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Weller, Christian. 2002. Retirement Out of Reach . Briefing Paper #129. Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Weller, Christian. 2002. The Recent Stock Market Boom and Bust and Retirement Income Adequacy . Technical Paper #257 . Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Wolff, Edward. 2002. Retirement Insecurity: The Income Shortfalls Awaiting the Soon-to-Retire. Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Weller, Christian. 2001. What the Crash Means for Your Retirement . Issue Brief #156. Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
Other Key Resources
Gale, William G., and Karen M. Pence. 2006. Are Successive Generations of Americans Getting Wealthier, and if so, Why? Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution.
Munnell , Alicia, and Annika Sundén. 2006. 401(k) Plans Are Still Coming Up Short. Boston, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research, Boston College.
Munnell , Alicia, Anthony Webb, and Luke Delorme. June 2006. A New National Retirement Risk Index. Boston, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research, Boston College.
Copeland, Craig. 2005. Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2004. Washington, D.C.: Employee Benefits Research Institute.
Bell , Elizabeth, Adam Carasso, and C. Eugene Steuerle. 2004. “Retirement savings incentives and personal savings.” Tax Notes. Washington, D.C.: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. December 20.
Burman , Leonard E., William G. Gale, Matthew Hall, and Peter R. Orszag. 2004. Distributional Effects of Defined Contribution Plans and Individual Retirement Accounts. Washington, D.C.: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.
Munnell , Alicia, and Annika Sundén. 2004. Coming Up Short: The Challenge of 401(k) Plans. Boston, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research, Boston College.
Faux, Jeff. 2002. Who Gets to Retire? The American Prospect. May. Washington, D.C.
Faux, Jeff. 2002. "Securing Pensions I: The cult of bad ideas." The American Prospect. March. Washington, D.C.
Shaw, Lois, and Catherine Hill. 2002. The Gender Gap in Pension Coverage: What Does the Future Hold? Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Washington, D.C.
Weller, Christian, and Laura Singleton. 2002. The Scandal Beyond Enron. The American Prospect. September. Washington, D.C.
Campaign for America’s Future (home page)
Center for Retirement Research (home page)
Employment Benefits Research Institute (home page)
National Women’s Law Center (home page)
Pension Rights Center (home page)
Urban Institute (home page)
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