How generous are public sector pensions?

Published on 17 December 2007

In this article we document differences in coverage of defined benefit (DB) pension plans between those working in the public and private sector.

<p><p><p>In this article we document differences in coverage of defined benefit (DB) pension plans between those working in the public and private sector.</p></p></p>

Authors

Carl Emmerson

Deputy Director

Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.

Richard Disney

Research Associate University of Sussex

Richard is an IFS Research Associate, a Part-time Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex and a Visiting Professor of Economics at UCL.

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Gemma Tetlow