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Author Archives: Andrew Apostolos

Public Pension Investment Return Assumptions (updated 3/28/11)

The inter-generational fairness of the public pension system depends on the investment return assumption used in planning. This post collects resources on this subject.

Posted byAndrew ApostolosMarch 15, 2011June 29, 2014Posted inLong Term Perspective1 Comment on Public Pension Investment Return Assumptions (updated 3/28/11)

Income Trends

There are many ideas out there about how earnings, real and expected, affect spending.  Milton Friedman’s 1957 Permanent Income Hypothesis is probably the most famous.  In its strictest form, it …

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Posted byAndrew ApostolosMarch 6, 2011June 29, 2014Posted inInequality4 Comments on Income Trends

Pensions – Public and Private

There’s a thoughtful discussion on On Point today about how to handle guaranteed pensions in the face of economic volatility: http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/07/pension-crisis They touch on pensions’ contributions towards budget deficits, how …

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Posted byAndrew ApostolosJuly 28, 2010June 29, 2014Posted inLong Term Perspective, Public/Private Comparisons1 Comment on Pensions – Public and Private

The Minimum Wage, give or take…

A lot goes into choosing an appropriate minimum wage level.  Like most questions of government intervention in markets, it comes down to efficiency and equity.  But even if everybody agreed …

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Posted byAndrew ApostolosJuly 19, 2010March 21, 2011Posted inEconomy
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