Retirement & Health Benefits in the Public Sector.

• Position: Conferences

An NBER conference, "Retirement & Health Benefits in the Public Sector," took place in Cambridge on April 10-11. Research Associates Robert L. Clark of North Carolina State University and Joseph P. Newhouse of Harvard University organized the meeting. These papers were discussed:

* Jeffrey R. Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and NBER, and George Pennacchi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "Discounting Pension Liabilities: Funding Versus Value" (NBER Working Paper No. 21276)

* Jeffrey Clemens, University of California, San Diego, and NBER, and David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER, "Impact of ACA on State and Local Health Plans"

* Jeremy D. Goldhaber-Fiebert, David M. Studdert, and Monica S. Farid, Stanford University, and Jay Bhattacharya,

Stanford University and NBER, "Will Divestment from Employment-Based Health Insurance Save Employers Money? The Case of State and Local Governments" (NBER Working Paper No. 20222)

* Alan R. Weil, Project Hope, "State Health Plans and Their Impact on State Budgets"

* Robert L. Clark and Emma Hanson, North...