Events Detail

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center
Hudson Institute
1015 15th Street, N.W., 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005

The intensity of the recent debate over reforming the Social Security system shows how sensitive Americans are to changes in pension coverage. Pension coverage, in fact, may be a factor shaping employment decisions. In a new paper commissioned for Hudson Institute’s Center for Employment Policy, Professor David Macpherson of Florida State University, the author of numerous articles, analyzes pension coverage in the U.S. economy and shows how it varies between large and small firms. What is the trend in pension coverage at small and large firms? What kinds of pensions are offered by firms of different sizes?

The Honorable Steven Law, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, delivered a keynote address exploring the U.S. government policy with pensions.

Dr. John Turner, Senior Policy Advisor, Public Policy Institute, AARP, and Paul Lawrence, Managing Director, Lawrence Financial Services, Inc. and CFO of Campania Insurance Group, Radtek Corporation, and Handyman Concrete, commented on Prof. Macpherson’s research.

9:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker:
Honorable Steven Law, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor

10:00 a.m.
Presenter:
David Macpherson, Florida State University

Discussants:
John Turner, AARP
Paul Lawrence, Lawrence Financial Services, Inc

Moderator:
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Hudson Institute

To request information, please contact Hudson Institute at 202.974.6451 or e-mail Xiuyue Zhu at Xiuyue@hudson.org.

Hudson’s Center for Employment Policy is grateful to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for the support of this program