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This paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of individuals' and couples' labor supply, savings, and retirement … impacts. The analysis finds that household structure is an important determinant of the behavioral and distributional impacts …
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This paper examines the state of reverse mortgage markets in selected countries around the world and considers the …
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, access to savings and providing adequate income post retirement for individuals. The need to get this balancing act right is … pension savings on income adequacy after retirement. The report concludes with recommendations based on emerging best practice …
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All UK employers now offer a pension scheme including the use of automatic enrollment. More than 9 million people have started saving into a workplace pension as a consequence. NEST is a pension scheme that any employer can use to meet its auto enrollment obligations. It was set up to serve...
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shortfalls. As a result, policy makers increasingly seek to understand retirement savings patterns, a crucial component of the … with high savings rates, are also more likely to save for old age. The paper also finds that measures to increase trust in …
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The penetration level of the insurance and pension sectors in Malawi is low, but it seems adequate as compared with other countries in similar stages of development. Concentration and costs are high, the regulatory framework is outdated or inexistent and supervision is weak. An innovative pilot...
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Using household data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, this paper assesses how aging affects saving. To …
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and unique evidence on which households have savings and how they save. The paper shows that the percentage of savers is … low, and savings are frequently informal. Formal savings are dominated by bank savings, and participation in contractual … and capital market savings is very low in comparison to high-income countries. Poor households are significantly less …
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Government debt has risen substantially in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) since the global financial crisis. The current environment of low global interest rates and weak growth may appear to mitigate concerns about elevated debt levels. Considering currently subdued...
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In the last three years, household debt has risen by a third as disposable income declined. Declining interest rates …
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