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Funded and unfunded pension schemes : risk, return and welfare
Miles, David - 2000
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781509
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Forced saving, redistribution and nonlinear social security schemes
Cremer, Helmuth; De Donder, Philippe; Maldonado, Darío; … - 2008
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003720340
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Do retirement savings increase in response to information about retirement and expected pensions?
Dolls, Mathias; Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas; … - 2018
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011782119
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Wealth Accumulation and the Propensity to Plan
Ameriks, John; Caplin, Andrew; Leahy, John V. - 2021
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013227735
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Risk, return and portfolio allocation under alternative pension arrangements with imperfect financial markets
Miles, David; Černý, Aleš - 2001
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398101
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Aging, taxes and pensions in Switzerland
Keuschnigg, Christian - 2016
until 2050. To quantify the effects on pensions, taxes and social contributions, we use an overlapping generations model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416024
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How Financial Literacy and Impatience Shape Retirement Wealth and Investment Behaviors
Hastings, Justine S. - 2011
Two competing explanations for why consumers have trouble with financial decisions are gaining momentum. One is that people are financially illiterate since they lack understanding of simple economic concepts and cannot carry out computations such as computing compound interest, which could...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130966
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Individual Financial Decisions in Retirement Saving Plans and the Provision of Resources for Retirement
Poterba, James M. - 2000
Proposals for mandatory private saving accounts differ in the degree of investment discretion that they provide to individual savers, and in their provisions for annuitization of accumulated assets. With respect to investment choices, some argue that individuals must be prevented from investing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012789302
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How Much to Save? Decision Costs and Retirement Plan Participation
Goldin, Jacob; Homonoff, Tatiana Alexandra; Patterson, … - 2022
Deciding how much to save for retirement can be complicated. Drawing on a field experiment conducted with the Department of Defense, we study whether such complexity depresses participation in an employer-sponsored retirement saving plan. We find that simplifying one dimension of the enrollment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013290384
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Financial Literacy, Retirement Planning, and Household Wealth
van Rooij, Maarten - 2011
savings plan has been shown to boost wealth. Overall, financial literacy, both directly and indirectly, is found to have a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121050