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: 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.
