Anil Niraula
Quantitative Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Anil Niraula is a quantitative policy analyst with Reason Foundation's Pension Integrity Project.
Niraula focuses on historical and predictive analysis of public pension finances using actuarial modeling to inform pension policy. At Reason, Niraula has contributed to in-depth analysis of the Arkansas TRS, Louisiana LASERS, Louisiana TRSL, New Mexico ERB, and New Mexico PERA pension systems.
Niraula’s work has been published by The Independent Institute and Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Niraula recently presented a panel paper at the APPAM 42nd Annual Fall Research Conference.
Prior to joining Reason Anil worked as projects officer in data analytics at the International Monetary Fund. He holds an MS in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University (Washington, D.C.).
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Investment Return Results for State Pension Plans
Tracking state-managed public pension plan investment return results for the latest fiscal year.
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One Year of High Investment Returns Does Little to Improve Long-Term Public Pension Funding Levels
Public pension systems should view this year’s excellent investment returns as an outlier, not a norm.
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Contribution Increases Could Help New Mexico’s Teacher Pension Plan, But More Changes Are Necessary
Recently proposed changes would improve the pension plan's funded status, but still fall far short of helping the plan reach full funding.
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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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New Mexico Educational Retirement Board Pension Solvency Analysis
New Mexico's Educational Retirement Board has $7.9 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.
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Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) Pension Solvency Analysis
The Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System has only 64 percent of the assets needed to fully fund the pension system.
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Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana Pension Solvency Analysis
The latest, official numbers reveal that the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana now has over $10 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.
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The Funded Status of State-Managed Public Pension Plans
State-level public pension plans' funded status dropped from 97.7 percent in 2001 to 73.6 percent in 2019.
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Risk Assessment Shows New Mexico Pension Reform Protects Plan Members and Taxpayers
Recent reforms could save New Mexico employers and taxpayers as much as 28 percent in total pension costs over the next 30 years.