RESEARCH
Comparing The Impact: Public Sector Labor Reform in Wisconsin and Indiana, Josh Barro, Civic Report 69, Manhattan Institute, May 2012
Dues and Deep Pockets: Public-Sector Unions’ Money Machine, Daniel DiSalvo, Civic Report 67, Manhattan Institute, March 2012
New York's Exploding Pension Costs, E.J. McMahon and Josh Barro, Special Report 8-11, Empire Center, December 2010
Eight Things New Yorkers Should Know About Public Retirement Benefits in NYS, Citizens Budget Commission, October 2010
The Crisis in Local Government Pensions in the United States, Robert Novy-Marx and Joshua D. Rauh, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, October 13, 2010
Unfunded Liabilities of State and Local Government Employees Retirement Plans, Courtney Collins and Andrew J. Rettenmaier, National Center for Policy, National Center for Policy Analysis, July 29, 2010
The Crisis in Public Sector Pension Plans: A Blueprint for Reform in New Jersey, Eileen Norcross and Andrew Biggs, Mercatus Center, June 23, 2010
Going For Broke: Reforming California's Public Employee Pension Systems, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, April 2010
In The Danger Zone: A Comparative Analysis of New York State's Long-Term Obligations, Citizens Budget Commission, March 2010
TWO AMERICAS: Public Sector Gains in Recession, Josh Barro, Issue Brief No.1, Manhattan Institute, February 2010
Plenty of Public Pension Sweeteners Pending in State Legislature, Lise Bang-Jensen, Public Payroll Watch, Empire Center, June 2009
Taylor Made: The Cost and Consequences of New York's Public-Sector Labor Laws, ECNY Special Report, E. J. McMahon, Terry O'Neil, Empire Center, October 17, 2007
Government Workers in New York: The Empire State's Favored Class?, E.J. McMahon, Research Bulletin 1.1, Empire Center, September 2006
Defusing New York's Public Pension Bomb: A Fair Approach for Workers and Taxpayers, E.J. McMahon, Special Report 4.1, Empire Center, June 2006
Defusing the Pension Bomb: How to Curb Public Retirement Costs in New York State, E. J. McMahon and Peter Ferrara, Civic Report 40, Manhattan Institute, November 2003
Selected research from leading experts whose findings explain the size and scope of state and local budgets and public sector employment.