There are separate pension schemes for civil servants (and often for other public-sector workers) in about half of the world’s countries, including some of the largest developing economies, such as Brazil, China and India. In the higher-income, OECD countries, spending on pensions for...

How much retirement income is needed in order to maintain one's living standard at old age? As it is difficult to find a firm basis for an empirical treatment of this question, we employ a novel approach to assessing an adequate replacement rate vis-à-vis income in the pre-retirement period. We...

Many Americans claim Social Security benefits early, though this leaves them with lower benefits throughout retirement. We build a lifecycle model that closely tracks claiming patterns under current rules, and we use it to predict claiming delays if, by delaying benefits, people received a lump...

How much retirement income is needed in order to maintain one's living standard at old age? As it is difficult to find a firm basis for an empirical treatment of this question, we employ a novel approach to assessing an adequate replacement rate vis- a-vis income in the pre-retirement period. We...

Der demografische Wandel wird die umlagefinanzierte gesetzliche Rentenversicherung in den kommenden Jahrzehnten stark belasten. Bisherige Rentenreformen zielten daher darauf ab, durch steuerliche Förderung die zusätzliche kapitalgedeckte Altersvorsorge zu stärken. Diese Möglichkeit wird aber...

Der demografische Wandel wird die umlagefinanzierte gesetzliche Rentenversicherung in den kommenden Jahrzehnten stark belasten. Bisherige Rentenreformen zielten daher darauf ab, durch steuerliche Förderung die zusätzliche kapitalgedeckte Altersvorsorge zu stärken. Diese Möglichkeit wird aber...

Is the current mix of tax preferences for employer-sponsored pensions and individual retirement saving in the U.S. delivering the best possible retirement-preparedness across and within generations? Using data from the triennial Survey of Consumer Finances for 1989 through 2013, cohort-based...

The article presents an insight into the old age pension system in Cyprus. The introduction is followed by four topic paragraphs: 1. the general information about the country, 2. the historical development of its pension system, 3. the present situation, and 4. challenges and foreseen changes....

The article presents an insight into the old age pension system in Bulgaria. The introduction is followed by four topic paragraphs: 1. the general information about the country, 2. the historical development of its pension system, 3. the present situation, and 4. challenges and foreseen changes....

There is enormous public confusion (much of it deliberately cultivated) about the extent of Social Security’s projected shortfall. Many policymakers and analysts point out that projections from the Congressional Budget Office and the Social Security Trustees show the program to be out of...