Anil Niraula
Quantitative Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Anil Niraula is a quantitative policy analyst with Reason Foundation’s Pension Integrity Project. He primarily focuses on historical and predictive analysis of public pension finances using best practices, including actuarial modeling, to inform pension policy in different states. He also regularly writes for reason.org.
Prior to joining Reason Anil interned at the Heritage Foundation, and worked at the International Monetary Fund in projects officer capacity conducting data analytics. He holds MS in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University (Washington, D.C.).
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Proposed PERA Reform an Important Step Toward Pension Solvency in New Mexico
New bill would address the Public Employees Retirement Association's systemic issues by improving funding policy and adopting a more sustainable benefit adjustment mechanism.
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Taxpayers and Public Workers Face a “Brutal Awakening” on Pension Debt
The American public-sector pension deficit is likely closer to the $4.4 trillion estimate.
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Slight Improvement, But Same Story: Louisiana Teachers’ Pensions Are Still in Trouble
Long-term investment losses have systematically starved TRSL of the revenue it needs to keep the retirement system on track to full funding.
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New Mexico Needs Pension Reforms, Shared Sacrifice to Pay for Promised Retirement Benefits
The changes should provide $700 million in immediate savings and are projected to eliminate over $6 billion in unfunded liabilities.
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Analysis of the New Mexico PERA Pension Solvency Task Force’s Preliminary Recommendations
The changes are significant and positive steps for PERA, but leave some systemic challenges—namely actuarial methods and assumptions—unaddressed.
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Underfunding of Arkansas’ Public Pensions Raised at Trustees’ Meeting
In 2018, the pension plan covering state employees had more than $2 billion in unfunded pension liabilities (i.e. pension debt).
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New Mexico Holds Public Hearings to Gauge Remedies for Persistent Public Pension Woes
Tackling public pension problems sooner than later will make a difference.
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Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) Pension Solvency Analysis
Investment returns failing to meet unrealistic expectations has been the largest contributor to the unfunded liability growth, adding $4.2 billion to the unfunded liability since 2000.
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Study: State Pensions Are Badly Trailing Their Own Investment Return Assumptions
A recent study highlights the costly pitfalls of making overly optimistic rate of return assumptions and the associated investment risks borne by public pension plans.