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The Impact of Social Security on Household Welfare: Evidence from a Transition Country
Nguyen Viet, Cuong - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
including contributory pensions and social allowances on consumption expenditure of receiving households, and subsequently … investigates the impact of the social security transfers on poverty in Vietnam. It is found that both pensions and social … allowances increase expenditure of households, especially expenditure on non-food consumption. Pensions have a higher effect on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112926
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“Better Safe than Sorry” - Individual Risk-free Pension Schemes in the European Union - Macroeconomic Benefits, the Mobile Working Citizen’s Perspective and Why Nots
Peeters, Marga - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Variations between the diverse pension systems in the member states of the European Union hamper labour market mobility, across country borders but also within the countries of the European Union. From a macroeconomic perspective, and in the light of demographic pressure, this paper argues that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322625
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Pensions at a glance: Asia/Pacific
Whitehouse, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
lump sums with the risk that people outlive their resources. Finally, pensions in payment are not automatically adjusted to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009422100
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The Financial Crisis and Mandatory Pension Systems in Developing Countries: Short- and Medium-term Responses
Dorfman, Mark; Hinz, Richard; Robalino, David - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005787040
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Pension systems in the European Union: Variable patterns of influence in Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Anderson, Karen M.; Keading, Michael - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The paper investigates how European welfare states respond to reform pressures arising from European integration. We examine the impact of two institutional variables that mediate the impact of reform pressures on national pension systems: the extent of public pension provision and the number of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008562622
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The Role of Choice in the Transition to a Funded Pension System
Palacios, Robert; Whitehouse, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
A critical question in the transition to a funded, private pension system is whether the new private element is presented as a mandate or choice to current and future workers. This paper sets out the spectrum of available options and looks at policy in 13 reforming countries. It concludes that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837158
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Emerging Market Pension Funds and International Diversification
Pfau, Wade Donald - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
sustainability in the face of rapidly aging populations. When pensions are funded, the issue of asset allocation becomes of paramount …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008514901
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lmplicit Pension Debt in the Middle-East and North Africa Magnitude and Fiscal lmplications
Robalino, David; Tatyana, Bogomolova - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This paper breaks down the contingent liability of a mandatory pension system into two components: the implicit pension debt and the pay-as-you-go asset. It then estimates these two components for 12 pension schemes across six MENA countries and presents international comparisons. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621326
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The Mexican Defined Contribution Pension System: Perspective for Low Income Workers
Oliver, Azuara - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
redistributive component of its design. In addition, there is an analysis of alternative forms for financing pensions at the end of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008566438
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lmplicit Pension Debt in the Middle-East and North Africa: Magnitude and Fiscal lmplications
Robalino, David; Bogomolova, Tatyana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This paper breaks down the contingent liability of a mandatory pension system into two components: the implicit pension debt and the pay-as-you-go asset. It then estimates these two components for 12 pension schemes across six MENA countries and presents international comparisons. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005626852