By Davis Parker, University of Georgia
Public pension plans have existed since the dawn of the Roman Republic. In 13 BC, Augustus formalized a state-sponsored retirement plan for veterans who served in Roman military campaigns. In 1775, the United States of America began guaranteeing retirement income for its Army and Naval forces, and after the Civil War, Congress passed a series of laws organizing the modern pension program for veterans—a fixed percentage of base income after a set number of years.
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Modernizing Health Care Regulations to Lower the Costs of Medical Services
By Kishan Bhatt, Princeton University
Sanctioning Ships and Slush Funds: Countering North Korea’s Illicit Maritime Trade
By Brian J. Liu, University of Pennsylvania
Revisiting “Too Big to Fail”: A Better Approach for Regulating Systemic Risk
By John McDonough, U.S. Treasury, Office of Financial Research
Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights
By Austin W. McLaughlin, Cornell University
Countering Russian Propaganda While Providing Local- Language Services in the V4
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