pension contributions and expected standard of living in retirement, using microdata from the German Panel on Household … altruism may mediate the relationship between household decision-making and individual contributions to private pension plans … sharing. The empirical results suggest that household bargaining is significantly correlated with individual retirement …

We study gender differences in risk-taking investment strategies in Defined Contribution (DC) Plans with the help of … significant gender differences in risky IRAs and 401(k)s between (single) women and (single) men. We conclude with policy …

The global financial crisis affected also Polish pension market. Low or negative rate return on pension capital … accumulated in Open Pension Funds led to social disappointment and growth of feeling of social insecurity. Prolonged financial … crisis together with sluggish economic growth forced first reform of Open Pension Funds system in 2011. Second reform was …

capital flows, focusing on the role of the public pension system. We develop a small open economy overlapping generations … model to illustrate the channels through which demographic variables and pension system generosity interact to affect both … demographic change and pension reform. We find that the generosity of the pension system plays an important role in determining …