Alix Ollivier
Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Alix Ollivier is a policy analyst at Reason Foundation, where he primarily works on pension reform.
Alix received a BA in political science from the University of Southern California in 2019.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Costs Are Affecting California Classrooms, Why The Florida Retirement System Needs Changes, and More
Plus: New solvency analysis of Montana and Texas pension systems, fresh thinking for retirement plan design, and more.
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Without More Reforms, the Florida Retirement System’s Future Looks Bleak
The Florida Retirement System's debt may spike to $80 billion by the year 2050.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: New Analysis of Other Post Employment Benefit Debt, Florida Considers Pension Reform, and More
Plus: Nebraska legislature looks at stress testing to help municipal pension plans, why paying down unfunded liabilities makes sense for taxpayers, and more.
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Kentucky Legislature Considers Changes to Teacher Retirement Plan
The pension reforms under consideration could save Kentucky $3.57 billion over 30 years.
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Court Ruling On San Diego’s Public Pensions Demonstrates the Importance of Stakeholder Collaboration in Pension Reform
As a result of the ruling on Proposition B, San Diego will likely be required to offer a defined-benefit pension plan to new hires.
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Tax Hikes Are Not Going to Fix to Cities’ Growing Pension Costs
Tax increases target the symptoms, not the causes, of growing public pension debt.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Examining Private Equity in Public Pension Investments, the Growth of Pension Debt in 2020, and More
Plus: Biden’s Commerce Secretary pick is a pioneer of state pension reform, analysis of Montana and North Dakota pension systems and more.
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Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo, Biden’s Pick for Commerce Secretary, Is a Pioneer of Public Pension Reform
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's selection shows that addressing difficult pension challenges can be a benefit, not a liability, to one’s political career.
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Pension Debt Grows as Public Pension Systems Post Low Investment Returns for 2020
State-managed public pension systems likely added over $200 billion in additional pension debt in 2020.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Best Practices for State Pension Systems, Tracking Annual Investment Returns, and More
Plus: Arizona's pension solvency, lessons from West Virginia’s municipal pension reform effort, and more.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Plans Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies, Analysis of Louisiana’s Pension Systems, and More
Plus: Census Bureau data on state pension contributions, how plans are downplaying bad investment returns, and more.
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Public Pension Funds Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies
Basing investment strategies on environmental, social, and governance factors would likely violate public pension fiduciary duties.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Modernizing Police Retirement Plans, Transit Agencies Strapped With Debt, and More
Plus: How to make pension reforms for the “new normal” economy, the growing unfunded pension liabilities in Texas, and more.
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California Shouldn’t Reverse Course on Criminal Justice Reforms
Proposition 20 would undo significant criminal justice system reforms passed by the state's voters in recent years.
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CalPERS Takes Risks, Looks to Private Equity to Mitigate Underfunding
Public pension plans across the nation are shifting to private equity and other risky assets as they seek higher yields.
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Why Low Interest Rates Are Bad News for Public Pension Plans
The impact low interest rates have on state public pension plans struggling to meet overly optimistic assumed rates of return.
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Oklahoma Ballot Initiative Analysis: State Question 805 (2020)
Oklahoma's Question 805 prohibits a convicted person's former felony convictions from being used to calculate future punishments.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Debating Federal Loans for Pensions, Reforming Texas’ Largest Pension Plans, and More
Plus: USPS needs to fix pension problems and debt, historically low Treasury yields show ongoing challenges for public pensions, and more.
