Stanford
Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

Media Workshop: Understanding the Public Employee Pension Debate

Event Details:

Monday, September 18, 2017
12:00am - 11:55pm PDT

Location

Gunn Building
Koret-Taube Conference Center
366 Galvez St.
Stanford, CA 94305
United States

Contact

(650) 725-1872

Admission

By Invitation Only

 

 Welcoming Remarks

Mark Duggan, The Trione Director of SIEPR; The Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics,
Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy,
 
Related Pension Tracker Projects
Olympia Nguyen, Research Manager, Public Employee Pension Project

 There Isn’t Really a Pension Problem, Is There?

Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy,
 
Topics:
Funded Ratios (CA, other states, local agencies)
Unfunded Liabilities (CA, other states, local agencies)
Public Pensions Relative to Other Debt Challenges
Employer Contribution Requirements and Crowd Out

 Pension Basics

Jay Peters, Pension Consultant
Jonathan Holtzman, Public Law Group
Josh Rauh, The Ormond Family Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business,
 

 
Topics: 
California Public Sector Pension Funding Policies: How Do They Compare with Private Sector Rules?
The “California Rule”

 What is a Discount Rate, Anyway? And Why Do They Matter?

William Sharpe, STANCO 25 Professor of Finance, Emeritus,
Jeremy Bulow, The Richard Stepp Professor of Economics,
Scott Terando, Chief Actuary, CalPERS

 Pension Governance

David Crane, Lecturer,
Sean Bill, former Trustee, City of San Jose Retirement Board
Richard Costigan, CalPERS Board of Administration
 
Topic:
Who Sits On Public Pension Boards?

Pension Crowd Out

Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy,
Chuck Reed, former Mayor, City of San Jose
Dev Davis, Councilmember, City of San Jose

Pension Reform

Chuck Reed, former Mayor, City of San Jose
Olympia Nguyen, Research Manager, Public Employee Pension Project
Richard Costigan, CalPERS Board of Administration
 
Topics:
Governance
Operations
Benefits
Investments
Transparency
Models for Reform

 Media Toolkit and Q&A

William Sharpe, STANCO 25 Professor of Finance, Emeritus,
Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy,
Olympia Nguyen, Research Manager, Public Employee Pension Project

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