Faculty & Research Published Research Research Economics (-) Education Facet Area of Focus - Research Benjamin Castleman Daniel W. Player Daphna Bassok Sarah Turner Christopher J. Ruhm Isaac Mbiti Bala Mulloth Benjamin Converse Charles Holt James H. Wyckoff John Pepper (-) Leora Friedberg Facet People - Research Facet UVA Partner - Research Published Research Education Pensions and K-12 Teacher Retirement: An Analysis Using National Teacher Data Authors: Leora Friedberg, Sarah Turner The retirement security landscape has changed drastically for most workers over the last thirty years – except for public school teachers and other state and local government employees. Many private-sector employers have stopped offering traditional retirement plans, while most state and local employees remain covered by defined benefit (DB) pension plans. Learn more Published Research Education Labor Market Effects of Pensions and Implications for Teachers Authors: Leora Friedberg While the retirement security landscape has changed drastically for most workers over the last twenty years, traditional defined benefit (DB) pension plans remain the overwhelming norm for K–12 teachers. Because DB plans pay off fully with a fixed income after retirement only if a teacher stays in the profession for decades and yield little or nothing if a teacher leaves early, DB plans induce a strong, nonlinear relationship between years of tenure and benefit accrual. Learn more
Published Research Education Pensions and K-12 Teacher Retirement: An Analysis Using National Teacher Data Authors: Leora Friedberg, Sarah Turner The retirement security landscape has changed drastically for most workers over the last thirty years – except for public school teachers and other state and local government employees. Many private-sector employers have stopped offering traditional retirement plans, while most state and local employees remain covered by defined benefit (DB) pension plans. Learn more
Published Research Education Labor Market Effects of Pensions and Implications for Teachers Authors: Leora Friedberg While the retirement security landscape has changed drastically for most workers over the last twenty years, traditional defined benefit (DB) pension plans remain the overwhelming norm for K–12 teachers. Because DB plans pay off fully with a fixed income after retirement only if a teacher stays in the profession for decades and yield little or nothing if a teacher leaves early, DB plans induce a strong, nonlinear relationship between years of tenure and benefit accrual. Learn more