State and Local Pensions Conference

Robert L. Clark and Joshua Rauh, Organizers

August 17-18, 2012

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Friday, August 17
1	Why Do Individuals Choose Defined Contribution Plans? Evidence from Participants in a Large Public Plan
2	Linking Benefits to Investment Performance in US Public Pension Systems
3	Pension Costs and Retirement Decisions in Plans that Combine DB and DC Elements: Evidence from Oregon
4	The Reverse Annuity Puzzle: The Choice of Lump Sum Distributions among Separating Public Sector Workers
5	Worker Exits from State and Local Government Jobs: The Role of Pensions in Explaining Life Cycle Patterns
6	Reform of Ill-health Retirement Benefits for Police in England and Wales: The roles of National policy and local finance
7	Financial Education and Choice in State Public Pension Systems
8	Department of Defense Retirement
9	Public Plans and Short-Term Employees
10	Investment Behavior in Public DB and DC Pension Plans