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of unfunded state pensions differs. We estimate how the optimal level of unfunded state pensions depends on rate of … is rapid and unfunded pensions are currently generous. …
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This paper uses stochastic simulations on calibrated models to assess the optimal degree of reliance on funded pensions … importance of PAYG pensions differs. We estimate how the optimal level of unfunded, state pensions depends on rate of return and …
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equal pensions for all but different contributions which may or may not increase with the number of children. Additionally … case, pensions are decreasing in the number of children: in the latter case, they are increasing. …
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constructed for revenue and expenditure. They show that the rising number of social benefit earners (pensions, unemployment) is …
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Transfers to women may affect their bargaining power within the household and consequently their well-being. We analyze the effects of a pension reform in Argentina that resulted in an unexpected and substantial increase in permanent income for around 1.8 million senior women (women 60 years and...
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these developments, policyholders desire pensions tailored to their individual needs. This paper proposes a new type of … risk-sharing functions of pensions, PPRs allow risk management and (dis)saving to be customized to the specific features of … illiquid capital, complementing public retirement provision, reducing the interest-rate sensitivity of pensions and smoothing …
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When entering retirement most people face the decision whether they would like their defined contribution account balance paid as a lump sum or to annuitize the amount. The fact that people tend to choose the lump sum even if economic reasons suggest not to is called the annuity puzzle. In a...
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This is the first paper of which we are aware that attemps to formally model the supply-supply behavior of elderly individuals in a developing countryWithout broad-based public pension schemes, the majority of the elderly in developing countries are left to rely on their current and accumulated...
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This paper discusses the specificities of the labor market for older workers. It discusses the implications of those specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment benefits indexed backwards and hiring costs are...
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the effect of reducing the tax base for funding public pensions and health care, while simultaneously reducing the …
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