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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Survey finds pensions are not a high priority for young government workers
Given a list of eight benefits to public sector employment, personal satisfaction from the job and salary were ranked highest, and life insurance and retirement benefits ranked lowest.
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Georgia reinforces its hybrid retirement plan
Georgia's plan strikes a proper balance of risk between employees and employers.
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California’s public pension debt grows
CalPERS’ unfunded liabilities roughly translate to over $4,000 in debt for every Californian.
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More portable retirement plans would help public employers attract and keep workers
Government employers need meet the demands of today's workers by introducing more portable retirement options and addressing the long vesting requirements of many plans.
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Data analysis suggests privacy legislation may make the internet less user-friendly
Survey data shows that EU citizens may experience friction from the GDPR in using the Internet for simple tasks, and Americans should take note.
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New York shifts more public pension costs to taxpayers
New York's state budget reversed several major pension reforms enacted in 2012.
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As public pension plans take risks, SEC wants more transparency from private equity funds
The race for higher yields and the increased volatility that comes with it can threaten the fiscal health of public pension plans.
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Jacksonville’s public pension reform helps the city get an improved credit rating
Moody’s cited the closing of three pension plans to new employees as a factor for the credit rating improvement.
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Alaska’s public pension reforms didn’t result in higher teacher turnover rates
Research on Alaska's public pension reforms suggests defined contribution plans may improve the retention of teachers in their first few years.