This paper seeks to contribute to a forward-looking debate on possible reform options for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP …) and the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP). Even though it focuses on the CPP, most of its analysis applies to the QPP as well … rather analyzes one vital option that has received insufficient attention in previous debates: raising the normal retirement …

consequences for pension policy, with a dramatic reduction in the need for retirement savings and, particularly if accompanied by … work strongly in the direction of even shorter durations of retirement and longer durations of work. These new pressures … retirement years in large numbers, increasing the demand for older workers. On the supply side, there will be a large in increase …

This paper sheds light on the current state and the likely future development of Korea’s evolving pension system by … analyzing it from a comparative perspective. It shows that, because of its many institutional layers, the Korean pension system … could evolve into one of several different types of pension regimes: if the National Pension Scheme (NPS) were to continue …

significant evidence that the potential pension portability losses deter job mobility among workers covered by these plans. We …. Evidence of compensation premiums accruing to workers in pension, union and health insurance covered jobs supports the view …

By all measures the private pension system in Canada is in difficulty. One estimate suggests that at the end of 2005 … there were significant funding shortfalls in about three quarters of the traditional defined benefit pension plans that fall …: An Uncertain Future” brought together researchers, those who design and manage pension plans, and those responsible for …

Using data from the 1992 Health and Retirement Survey and the 1992 Survey of Consumer Finances, this study compares the … level of benefits in 401(k), non-401(k) defined contribution (DC), and defined benefit (DB) plans. Based on current pension … information regarding pension contribution rates or benefit formulas, it is shown that a shift to 401(k) plans will reduce the …

Security and Guaranteed Income Supplements; (ii) Canada/Quebec pension plan benefits; and (iii) Retirement Investment income … as pensions, retirement investments, or other income supplements from province to province. Using methods proposed by …