a simple life cycle explanation for savings. They also raise questions about whether pensions are fundamentally a tax … and Retirement Study (HRS), and the role of pensions in forming retirement wealth. Pension coverage is widespread … those with pensions than for those without pensions. Multivariate regressions relating total wealth to pension coverage and …

security are the least well informed about their social security benefits, while those who are most dependent on pensions are …

of pensions and social security that better reflects the accrual of benefits under defined contribution plans. We also …

Unlike previous studies, we take explicit account of pensions earned on jobs not covered by Social Security, a key …

detailed information on the level and distribution of pension wealth and a variety of incentives from pensions. Differences … between the pensions of men and women are largely explained by differences in earnings. However, there also are differences in … similar between the NLS-MW and HRS surveys. Systematic differences between the surveys in the rate at which pensions were …

Together, pensions, social security and health insurance account for half of the wealth held by all households in the …

This paper studies cost of living adjustments in pensions from the perspective of labor economics. Evidence from … value of pensions by only fourteen percent. Simulation analysis allows an examination of the effects of pension COLA …

Pensions have played a key role in the transformation of the way workers are paid in the US labor market This paper … reviews and synthesizes what is known about the form and function of employer-provided pensions, and identifies areas where … next decade. There are a number of studies which explore the tax advantages of pensions. the special value of pension …