Barry Paulson

Professor of Economics, University of Colorado

Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Economics

University of Kansas School of Business andAdvisor, ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force

  • Solutions: COLORADO, KANSAS

    State Pension Funds Fall Off a Cliff

    by Barry Paulson, Arthur Hall | January 28, 2011

    This study examines different measures of historical and current funding shortfalls in state pension plans. Two case studies are examined in greater depth to explore some fatal flaws that have caused funding crises in these plans: Public Employee Retirement Association of Colorado (PERA) and the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS).