Jen Sidorova
Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Jen Sidorova is a policy analyst with the Pension Integrity Project.
At Reason, Sidorova has contributed to in-depth analysis of the Mississippi PERS, Montana PERS, Montana TRS, and North Carolina TSERS pension systems, among others.
Sidorova's work has been published in the The Washington Times, Orange County Register, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NJ.com, MarketWatch, The Clarion-Ledger, Union-Sun & Journal, Real Clear Policy, Townhall, and Yahoo! Money.
Her work has been featured by Equable, Carolina Journal, The Foundation for Economic Education, and Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
Sidorova recently presented a panel paper at the APPAM 42nd Annual Fall Research Conference along with University of Texas, Dallas Associate Professor Evgenia Gorina and his Reason colleagues Anil Niraula and Marc Joffe.
Sidorova holds Master of Arts degrees in economics and political science from Stony Brook University.
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What Factors Impact Public Pension Reform?
This brief analyzes several different factors that impact the likelihood of state policymakers making changes to a pension plan.
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Do Public Workers Set Aside Additional Retirement Savings When Their Pension Plan’s Debt Grows?
A new study finds that public workers do not increase their personal savings when the fiscal health of their pension plan is in decline.
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Montana Public Employee Retirement System (MPERS) Pension Solvency Analysis
The Montana Public Employee Retirement System public pension plan is only 74 percent funded.
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Census Bureau Finds State and Local Pension Contributions Come Up Short
Only 76.1 percent of surveyed pension plans paid their full actuarially determined contribution in 2019, according to Census Bureau data.
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North Carolina Teachers & State Employees Retirement System Solvency Analysis
Investment performance falling short of return assumptions has been the largest contributor to the public pension plan's growing debt, adding $7.6 billion in unfunded liabilities since 2008.
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USPS Needs Policy Change, Not a Bailout, to Fix Pension Problems and Debt
The United States Postal Service has amassed $120 billion in unfunded pension and other post-employment benefits liabilities.
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Mississippi Public Pension Plan Faces Risks and Funding Challenges
Overly optimistic investment return assumptions have been the largest contributor to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi growing unfunded liability.
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Public Pension Plans Won’t Be Able to Invest Their Way Out of Financial Losses, Unfunded Liabilities
The long-term outlook for some public pension plans is beginning to look even worse and is calling out for pension reforms.
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Mississippi Public Employees’ Retirement System Solvency Analysis
Underperforming investment returns have been the biggest contributor to the growing unfunded liability, adding $6.8 billion in debt to the system since 2001.
