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A policy analysis of reserve retirement reform /

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As the burden of defense borne by reserve forces has increased, more attention has been paid to differences between the compensation systems for the reserve and active components. One particular emphasis is on the retirement systems, a key difference being that reserve members who complete 20 years...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asch, Beth J.
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Hosek, James R., Mattock, Michael G., 1961-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica : RAND, [2013]
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
United States > Armed Forces > Reserves > Pay, allowances, etc. > Evaluation.
United States.
Military pensions > Law and legislation > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Personal Finance > Retirement Planning.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces > Reserves > Pay, allowances, etc.
Military pensions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Model, data, and estimates
  • Analysis of congressional proposals
  • Reserve retirement reform: discussion of broader issues
  • Reserve retirement in the context of active-duty retirement reform
  • Implementation and obstacles to reform
  • Policy implications and conclusions
  • Appendix A: The reserve and active-duty retirement systems
  • Appendix B: The active/reserve dynamic retention model
  • Appendix C: Cholesky decomposition and the parameter estimates
  • Appendix D: Theory of successful reform.