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This study explored the psychological mechanisms that underlie the retirement planning and saving tendencies of Dutch and American workers. Participants were 988 Dutch and 429 Americans, 25-64 years of age. Analyses were designed to: (a) examine the extent to which structural variables were...
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pensions and on a particular type of unfunded (PAYG) pension. Surprisingly little is known about the optimal split between … state the importance of PAYG pensions differs. We estimate how the optimal level of unfunded, state pensions depends on rate …
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-As-You-Go (PAYG) social security, and the mix ofPAYG and savings for retirement provision in a small open economy. It shows that … paper also provides acondition for partial displacement of savings by the PAYG, which is in line with vastempirical evidence. …
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selfʺ emerges when labor supply and savings decisions are made. The social welfare function is paternalistic: the rate of … show that the paternalistic solution does not necessarily imply forced savings for the myopics. This is because …
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the Netherlands in the period 1995 through 2001, we analyse the impact of wealth, savings, and debt position on job exit …
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How can retirement savings be increased? We explore a unique policy change in the context of the German pension system … public pension payments. This reform did not change the level of pensions, but only provided information to individuals about … these letters on the behavior of individuals. We find an increase in tax-deductible private retirement savings and provide …
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Why do similar households end up with very different levels of wealth? We show that differences in the attitudes and skills with which they approach financial planning are a significant factor. We use new and unique survey data to assess these differences and to measure each household's...
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importance 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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until 2050. To quantify the effects on pensions, taxes and social contributions, we use an overlapping generations model …
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