Separation and Retirement Incentives in the Civil Service: A Comparison of the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System

Author:   Beth J. Asch ,  John T. Warner
Publisher:   RAND
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9780833026897


Pages:   64
Publication Date:   13 December 1999
Format:   Paperback
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Separation and Retirement Incentives in the Civil Service: A Comparison of the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System


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In 1987 a new retirement system, called the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), was introduced for federal civil service personnel. Some observers have hypothesized that FERS would alter the retirement and separation outcomes produced by FERS' predecessor, the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). This report compares the retirement and separation incentives embedded in FERS versus those in CSRS to see whether the incentives embedded in FERS are consistent with these hypotheses. It also examines which system is more generous in terms of providing greater expected net lifetime earnings and retirement wealth. To compare the systems, the authors compute expected net wealth associated with different separation and retirement ages for a representative individual. The authors also conduct sensitivity analyses to see how their comparisons differ under alternative assumptions. Finally, the authors use

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Author:   Beth J. Asch ,  John T. Warner
Publisher:   RAND
Imprint:   RAND
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 27.80cm
Weight:   0.213kg
ISBN:  

9780833026897


ISBN 10:   0833026895
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   13 December 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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