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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Best practices for pension debt amortization
Amortization policy is at the core of the successful elimination of pension debt.
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Working Paper: How shifting to a defined contribution retirement plan impacted teacher retention in Alaska
Using individual-level data for all Alaska teachers in the Teacher Retirement System before and after the retirement benefit change, we assess the effects of pension reform on teacher mobility out of employment with the Alaska K-12 system.
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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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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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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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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.
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North Carolina Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System: A Pension Solvency Analysis
Better risk management and more realistic plan assumptions can help ensure the state delivers the promised retirement benefits to its employees.