The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has published
Pensionomics 2016: Measuring the Economic Impact of Defined Benefit Pension Expenditures. This is the fourth report of its kind (2009, 2012, 2014, and 2016), and, collectively, these reports reveal that state and local pension funds in Mississippi have consistently had positive effects on the state’s economy, tax revenues, and jobs. Below is the state fact sheet for Mississippi.