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Behavioral Impediments to Valuing Annuities: Complexity and Choice Bracketing
Brown, Jeffrey R.; Kapteyn, Arie; Luttmer, Erzo F.P.; … - 2019
This paper examines two behavioral factors that diminish people's ability to value a life-time income stream or annuity, drawing on a survey of about 4,000 adults in a U.S. nationally representative sample. By experimentally varying the degree of complexity, we provide the first causal evidence...
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Making Use of Home Equity: The Potential of Housing Wealth to Enhance Retirement Security
Bravo, Jorge Miguel; Ayuso, Mercedes; Holzmann, Robert - 2019
home equity release schemes in supplementing public and private pensions in an integrated way. We use the latest European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141292
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How Effective are Matching Schemes in Enticing Low-income Earners to Save More for Retirement? Evidence from a National Scheme
Chan, Marc K.; Polidano, Cain; Vu, Ha; Wilkins, Roger; … - 2020
Concerns over the adequacy of low and middle-income earner contributions to retirement plans have led governments to introduce targeted matching schemes. In this study, we examine the effects of a simple and generous Australian scheme using administrative tax-filer data, exploiting longitudinal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497840
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Generational accounting, solidarity and pension losses
Teulings, Coen N.; de Vries, Casper G. - 2003
The creeping stock market collapse eroded the wealth of funded pension systems. This led to political tensions between generations due to the fuzzy definition of property rights on the pension funds wealth. We argue that this problem can best be resolved by the introduction of generational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261654
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Generational Accounting, Solidarity and Pension Losses
Teulings, Coen N.; Vries, Casper G. de - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
The creeping stock market collapse eroded the wealth of funded pension systems. This led to political tensions between generations due to the fuzzy definition of property rights on the pension funds wealth. We argue that this problem can best be resolved by the introduction of generational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761958
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Health Status, Disability and Retirement Incentives in Belgium
Jousten, Alain; Lefèbvre, Mathieu; Perelman, Sergio - 2013
identified: old-age pensions, conventional early retirement, disability insurance, and unemployment insurance are the most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328889
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(Lack of) Pension Knowledge
Barrett, Alan; Mosca, Irene; Whelan, Brendan J. - 2013
Governments are increasingly concerned about the capacity of pensions systems to meet demands in the coming years … well-informed about pensions. However, there are many reasons to believe that individuals may not be well-informed due to … the complexity of pensions systems and degrees of myopia. In this paper, we assess levels of knowledge of pensions using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328975
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Social Insurance, Informality and Labor Markets: How to Protect Workers While Creating Good Jobs
Pagés, Carmen; Rigolini, Jamele; Robalino, David A. - 2013
design of health insurance, pensions, and unemployment benefits programs. Going forward, there a few general principles that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329192
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Government Transfers, Work and Wellbeing: Evidence from the Russian Old-Age Pension
Grogan, Louise; Summerfield, Fraser - 2018
This paper examines the impacts of a large and anticipated government transfer, the Russian old-age pension, on labor supply, home production and subjective wellbeing. The discontinuity in eligibility at pension age is exploited for inference. The 2006-2011 Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984521
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Working Beyond 65 in Ireland
Nolan, Anne; Barrett, Alan - 2018
Extending working lives is often proposed as one route through which the costs associated with population ageing can be managed. In that context, understanding who currently works for longer can help policymakers to design policies to facilitate longer working. In particular, it is important to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931629