contribution scheme. In particular we examine the relationship between retirement, fertility and pensions in a three …

pressures to expand the coverage of public pensions and raise pension benefits will likely increase. The first objective of this … paper is to identify the potential fiscal burden of public pensions in 23 emerging Asian economies, based on econometric …

This paper examines the implicit subsidies within pension systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region … average, LAC's pension systems are subsidized, as they provide pensions above what workers would have obtained by investing … replacement rates (pensions relative to earnings) for low-income workers. Despite this progressivity, in some countries, absolute …

from Turkey and India, developing countries rank low due to low spending on the old (pensions, health care) and the young …

This chapter reviews the theoretical and empirical issues dealing with Social Security pensions. The first part of the …