<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
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.
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.
Gemma Tetlow
Comment details
- Publisher
- PMI News
Suggested citation
R, Disney and C, Emmerson and G, Tetlow. (2007). How generous are public sector pensions? [Comment] PMI News. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/how-generous-are-public-sector-pensions (accessed: 20 May 2024).
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