In economies in which pension obligations are substantial, it is important that there is a high degree of trust in the financial reporting of pensions by employers and by pension plans. The objective of this paper is to assess legal considerations regarding the introduction and implement of...

Il Quaderno contiene una dettagliata ricostruzione dell'evoluzione del quadro normativo relativo agli strumenti di copertura della spesa privata per sanità e assistenza alla persona: dall'out-of-pocket, ai fondi sanitari vecchi e nuovi, alle società di mutuo soccorso, alle assicurazioni. Le...

Employer-provided health benefit coverage for workers who retire before age 65 has fallen over the last decade. We examine a cohort of male workers from the Health and Retirement Survey to examine questions about the dynamics of retiree health benefits and the relationship between retiree health...

Are early retiree health benefits (RHBs) a form of deferred compensation that binds workers to an employer? Most employers who offer RHBs offer them only to workers who have 10 or more years of tenure with the firm and have reached age 55. Accordingly, workers in firms offering RHBs have an...

This paper examines fundamental tax reform as it relates to employment-based health benefits and health insurance. It focuses on the specifics of the Bush proposal, but the issues apply to the overall concept of changing the way health insurance is taxed. It summarizes the current tax treatment...

This Note presents results from a series of simulations that aim to capture the impacts that school closures in Bangladesh might have on the learning levels, enrollment and future earnings of children and students using a methodological tool developed by the Education Global Practice of the...