This research is aimed at developing a methodology for assessing the efficacy of a macroeconomic model of the Kazakhstani pension provision system. A hierarchy of indicators of the pension system efficacy is built using the graph method. The representativeness of these indicators is confirmed by...

This paper examines the characteristics of three funding strategies for pension plans and analyzes the investment strategies that complement these strategies. Although the primary focus is on defined benefit plans, which include Social Security, it also applies to employees’ defined...

Pension benefit guarantee policies have been introduced in several countries to protect private pension plan members from the loss of income that would occur if a plan was underfunded when the sponsoring firm terminates a plan. Most of these public insurance schemes face financial difficulty and...

Die Durchführung des Paradigmenwechsels in der deutschen Alterssicherungspolitik wird gemeinhin der Rot-Grünen Regierungskoalition und den von ihr initiierten Reformen der Jahre 2001 und 2004 zugeschrieben. Bei einer näheren Beschäftigung mit den Entwicklungen in der vorangegangenen...