The dissertation exploits German micro-level data to add to the scant empirical evidence on the link between information, institutions and old-age provision. It is concerned with implications for data collection and policy analysis. It consists of an introduction and five essays which...

This chapter examines workers' plans to take lump sum distributions versus life annuities from employer retirement plans. The analysis is based on before and after surveys of retirement eligible workers who attended employer-provided retirement planning seminars. We consider workers' planned...