Purpose – According to one influential set of arguments, the privatization of public pensions has been informed by … cohesion. The paper aims to take issue with this negative characterization of pensions privatization. Design … contrast to the central argument of much of the literature, the privatization of public pensions has not universally or …

) variable in a hybrid life cycle-permanent income consumption/saving model pioneered by Feldstein. Time series techniques are … with a priori expectations: increases in disposable income boost saving; there is a significant propensity to consume out …

Purpose – For much of the scholarly literature regarding retirement, private pensions are incapable of engaging the … range of contingencies that may impact on public confidence in pensions. Design/methodology/approach – This task is …-enhancing potential is exemplified by the design of mandated private pensions in Switzerland and the UK. Research limitations …

provide an adequate framework for the reform of retirement income protection. Indeed, it poses salient decision risks for … and the existence of structural imperatives. When confronted with the challenge of income maintenance for those in …

Purpose – According to one influential set of arguments, the privatization of public pensions has been informed by … cohesion. The paper aims to take issue with this negative characterization of pensions privatization. Design … contrast to the central argument of much of the literature, the privatization of public pensions has not universally or …

Purpose – For much of the scholarly literature regarding retirement, private pensions are incapable of engaging the … range of contingencies that may impact on public confidence in pensions. Design/methodology/approach – This task is …‐enhancing potential is exemplified by the design of mandated private pensions in Switzerland and the UK. Research limitations …

) variable in a hybrid life cycle‐permanent income consumption/saving model pioneered by Feldstein. Time series techniques are … with a priori expectations: increases in disposable income boost saving; there is a significant propensity to consume out …

basic actuarial model is calculated for the evaluation of the feasible funded pensions. For reasonably conservative rates of …