MAP20070030506Public policy toward pensions / edited by Sylvester J. Schieber and John B. Shoven. — Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : MIT Press, cop. 1997IX, 338 p. ; 24 cmSumario: The economics of US retirement policy: current status and future directions -- Pension tax expenditures: magnitude, distribution, and economic effects -- The wealth of cohorts: retirement saving and the changing assets of older americans -- Goverment guarantees of private pension benefits: current problems and market-based solutions -- The growth of 401(k) plans: evidence and implications -- Abandoning the nest egg? 401(k) plans and inadequate pension saving -- The consequences of population aging on private pension fund saving and asset markets -- Managing public-sector pensions -- Retirement income adequacy at risk: baby boomers' prospects in the new millennium -- Policy directions for pensions