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One important parameter in the decision process when buying a private annuity is individuals' subjective life expectancy, because it directly infuences the expected rate of return. We examine the market for private annuities in Germany and evaluate potential selection effects based on subjective...
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high for men. Our findings have strong policy implications. On the one hand misperceptions about longevity risk might … prevent individuals from providing sufficiently for retirement. On the other hand mandated unisex tariffs might especially …
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Zunehmende Risiken im Lebenslauf und die Forderung nach vermehrter individueller Flexibilität stellen eine Herausforderung für die adäquate Gestaltung sozialer Sicherung dar, z. B. für die Alterssicherung. In diesem Beitrag wird dargestellt, wie "soziale Risiken" in öffentlichen und...
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This paper explores the introduction of collective risk-reallocation elements in defined contribution pension contracts …. We consider status-contingent, age-contingent and asset-contingent arrangements to reallocate risk among participants …. Eliminating asset market risk for the retired raises their welfare, while it lowers welfare of the workers, despite the fact that …
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, as natural experiments. The empirical analysis is based on three waves of the Survey of Income and Expenditure (EVS … does not crowd-out old-age private savings. Hence, child care pension benefits increase a mother's old-age income without …
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, as natural experiments. The empirical analysis is based on three waves of the Survey of Income and Expenditure (EVS … does not crowd-out old-age private savings. Hence, child care pension benefits increase a mother's old-age income without …
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