This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...

Pension reform is one of the biggest challenges facing national governments. How toreform the old pay-as-you-go (PAYG) systems is still under hot debate; one of themost influential funded pension schemes is designed by the World Bank. In thesecond chapter of this paper, we first review the...

Artículo de revista ; This article analyses recent developments in the average effective retirement age in light of the 2011 reform and the different forms of retirement. The analysis shows, first, that the effective retirement age has tended to increase in recent years as a result of the net...

En este trabajo se utiliza un modelo de generaciones solapadas (OLG) para simular el comportamiento futuro del sistema de pensiones en España. Se compara el sistema en vigor tras la reforma de 2011 con varias alternativas que incluyen diversos diseños institucionales. En concreto, se explora...

El envejecimiento de la población es un proceso imparable que continúa suponiendo un reto para la sostenibilidad del sistema de reparto de pensiones en la mayoría de los países desarrollados, incluida España. Gran parte de estos países necesitan llevar a cabo reformas en sus sistemas de...

Rationale The latest pension reform, approved in 2023, included three measures to increase social security contributions, aiming to boost social security revenue. This article analyses the impact and calculates the ex ante effect of the changes approved. Takeaways •The growth in the maximum...