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Funded Health and Pension Research Papers

Research Program

Office of Policy and Research funds research projects focused on private employment-based health and pension benefits and plans, and related public policy issues. For further information about this program, please contact the Office of Policy and Research at 202.693.8410. Listed below is some of the research funded through this program over the past five years.

Funded Health Research Papers

  • Self-Insured Health Benefit Plans
    Michael J. Brien and Constantijn W.A. Panis, 2011 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Large Group Health Plans Study
    Michael J. Brien and Constantijn W.A. Panis, 2011 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Employer Self-Insurance Decisions and the Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as Modified by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (ACA)
    Christine Eibner, Federico Girosi, Amalia R. Miller, Amado Cordova, Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Nicholas M. Pace, Carter C. Price, Raffaele Vardavas, and Carole Roan Gresenz, 2011 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Other Post-Employment Benefits: Overview
    Michael J. Brien, Philip J. Cross, Thomas A. Dunn, and Constantijn W.A. Panis, 2009 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Hospital Ownership Changes and Employers' Decision to Offer Insurance
    Eric E. Seiber, 2006 | Abstract | Full Report
  • The Dynamics of Health Insurance Coverage: Factors Correlated with Insurance Gain and Loss among Adults
    Robert W. Fairlie and Rebecca A. London, 2005 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Sinking with the Ship: How Does Involuntary Job Displacement Affect Health Insurance?
    Kosali Ilayperuma Simon, 2005 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Post-displacement Health Insurance Coverage of Displaced Workers
    Kosali Ilayperuma Simon, 2005 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Household Demand for Health Insurance Price and Spouse's Coverage
    Marjorie Honig, 2004 | Abstract | Full Report

Funded Pension Research Papers

  • Annuities in the Context of Defined Contribution Plans
    Michael J. Brien and Constantijn W.A. Panis, 2011 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Target Date Funds and Retirement Savings
    Michael J. Brien, Philip J. Cross, Thomas A. Dunn, Constantijn W.A. Panis, and Joice A. Pharris, 2010 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Volatility Metrics for Mutual Funds
    Michael J. Brien, Constantijn W.A. Panis, and Karthik Padmanabhan, 2010 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Target Date Funds: Historical Volatility/Return Profiles
    Michael J. Brien, Philip J. Cross, and Constantijn W.A. Panis, 2009 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Generally Accepted Investment Theories
    Constantijn Panis and Joshua B. Schaeffer, 2007 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Participation in Defined Contribution Plans
    William E. Even and David Macpherson, 2005 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plans and Retirement Wealth Adequacy
    Gary V. Engelhardt, 2005 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Valuing Assets in Retirement Savings Accounts
    James M. Poterba, 2004 | Abstract | Full Report
  • The Causes and Consequences of Pension Fund Holding of Employer Stock
    William Even and David Macpherson, 2004 | Abstract | Full Report
  • How Much and In What Manner Should Americans Save?
    Jagadeesh Gokhale and Laurence J. Kotlikoff, 2004 | Abstract | Full Report
  • Cross-Trading by ERISA Plan Managers
    Thomas H. McInish, 2002 | Abstract | Full Report
  • New Trends in Pension Benefits and Retirement Provisions
    Olivia S. Mitchell, 2000 | Abstract | Full Report | Tables

Related Links

  • Employee Benefit Research Institute - Established in 1978, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed exclusively to data dissemination, policy research, and education on economic security and employee benefits.
  • Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - A set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States.
  • National Center for Health Statistics - A rich source of information about America’s health and is the Nation’s principal health statistics agency. The NCHS compiles statistical information to guide and improve health services and research and health policies and programs.
  • National Compensation Survey (Employee Benefits) - Comprehensive data on incidence and provisions of selected employee benefit plans.
  • Occupational Employment Statistics - Data on employment and wages for over 800 occupations and for about 400 nonfarm industries for the nation, plus occupational data for States and metropolitan areas.
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - Created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and protects the retirement incomes of 44.1 million American workers in private-sector defined benefit pension plans.
  • Pension Research Council - Sponsors interdisciplinary research on the entire range of private pension and social security programs, as well as related benefit plans in the United States and around the world.
  • Retirement Research Consortium - Comprises three multidisciplinary research centers funded through cooperative agreements with the Social Security Administration. The centers are located at Boston College, the University of Michigan, and the National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • Social Security Online - The official Web site of the Social Security Administration. It provides information about Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits; Supplemental Security Income; and wage reporting for employers.