Beginning in September 2003, the Retirement Research Center at the National Bureau of Economic Research conducted a coordinated series of investigations on Social Security in an environment of continually changing demographics, health trends, longevity, labor markets, economic conditions, and...

Building on the existing literature that examines the extent of redistribution in the Social Security system as a whole, this paper focuses more specifically on how Social Security affects the poor. This question is important because a Social Security program that reduces overall inequality by...

Building on the existing literature that examines the extent of redistribution in the Social Security system as a whole, this paper focuses more specifically on how Social Security affects the poor. This question is important because a Social Security program that reduces overall inequality by...

In der Märzausgabe 2019 veröffentlichte der Wirtschaftsdienst einen Aufsatz mit dem Titel „Vorschlag zur Grundrente: ungerecht, ineffizient und teuer“ von Franz Ruland. Tim Köhler-Rama vertritt hier eine andere Auffassung, er plädiert für die Grundrente als Element des sozialen...

This paper examines policies for the decumulation of pension wealth in the Netherlands. It suggests a design framework based on economic theory and international evidence. The central message is that a well-designed pension system has an important – although certainly not exclusive – role...