Incentives and Limitations of Employment Policies on Retirement Transitions.

An NBER conference on Incentives and Limitations of Employment Policies on Retirement Transitions, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, took place August 10-11 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Research Associates Robert L. Clark of North Carolina State University and Joseph P. Newhouse of Harvard University organized the meeting. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Maria D. Fitzpatrick, Cornell University and NBER, "Pension Reform and Return to Work Policies"

* Leslie E. Papke, Michigan State University, "Retirement Options and Outcomes for Public Employees"

* John Hsu, Partners Healthcare; Samuel H. Zuvekas, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; and Joseph P. Newhouse and Lindsay Overhage, Harvard University, "Impact of Fiscal Shocks on Retiree Health Plans and Effect on Work and Retirement Decisions"

* Norma Coe, University of Pennsylvania and NBER, "Impact of Health Plan Reforms in Washington on Retirement Decisions"

* Vanya Horneff and Raimond Maurer, Goethe University Frankfurt, and Olivia S. Mitchell, University of Pennsylvania and NBER, "How Will Persistent Low Expected Returns Shape Household Behavior?"

* Joseph F. Quinn and Kevin Cahill, Boston College, and Michael Giandrea...