For each respondent, I calculate the present
discounted value of their pension benefit at a given age of separation from teaching based on the pension plan description in Costrell and Podgursky (particularly Table 2, which shows the replacement factor for each combination of years of service and age).
Not exact matches
For individuals who exit the work force prior to a given age
of separation, their estimated
pension benefit and cumulative earnings are simply the relevant
values discounted to that point in time.
Government changes to the
discount rate (a rate
of interest used to
value the Teachers»
Pension Scheme) mean that even though the scheme
benefits have been cut and employee contributions increased, employer contributions have risen from 14.1 per cent to 16.4 per cent.