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Wind of change? : experimental survey evidence on the COVID-19 shock and socio-political attitudes in Europe
Daniele, Gianmarco; Martinangeli, Andrea F. M.; … - 2020
well as our broader (policy) attitudes and values. We fielded large online survey experiments in Italy, Spain, Germany and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012263741
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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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The politics of pension reform under ageing
Leers, Theo; Meijdam, Lex; Verbon, Harrie - 2001
In this paper we address the question whether in case of population ageing a transition from an unfunded to a more funded pension scheme is politically feasible in a representative democracy. We consider two parties: a right-wing party which is willing to trade off intragenerational equity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399334
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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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When distrust goes viral : causal effects of Covid-19 on European political attitudes
Daniele, Gianmarco; Martinangeli, Andrea F.M.; … - 2020
To investigate how Covid-19 is shaping the way Europeans think about institutions, we conducted a large online survey experiment during the first wave of the epidemic (June). With a randomised survey ow we varied whether respondents are given Covid-related treatment questions first, before...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012404578
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How to avoid a pension crisis : a question of intelligent system design
Cigno, Alessandro - 2009
Conventional pension systems suffer from a design defect which makes them financially unsustainable, and a source of inefficiency for the economy as a whole. The paper outlines a second-best policy which includes a public pension system made up of two parallel schemes, a Bismarckian one allowing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003820014
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Do retirement savings increase in response to information about retirement and expected pensions?
Dolls, Mathias; Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas; … - 2018
public pension payments. This reform did not change the level of pensions, but only provided information to individuals about … direct way to increase public pensions, increase after receiving the letter. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011782119
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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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Longevity risk and taxation of public pensions
Lassila, Jukka; Valkonen, Tarmo - 2015
rules, such as a link between life expectancy and pensions or retirement age, the tax regime shift can be used to improve …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404399
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The commitment value of prefunded pensions
Garon, Jean-Denis - 2015
This paper studies how prefunding public pensions can improve policy outcomes when short-sighted governments cannot … commit. We focus on sustainable plans, where optimal nonlinear pensions are not reneged on by sequential governments …. Prefunding pensions is a commitment mechanism. It implies lower contributions than does the second best policy, which reduces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011405644