access to up to $A20,000 of their ‘preserved’ retirement savings, making otherwise illiquid balances temporarily liquid …, findings raise the question of whether the framing of mandatory retirement savings as a mental account solely to finance …

This paper analyzes private retirement savings, the amount for German individuals and how these savings are influenced … investigated how the Big-Five and the Locus of Control influence the decision to have private retirement savings, and the estimated … amount of these savings. Results indicate a positive effect for Extraversion and a negative effect for Agreeableness on the …

This paper analyzes private retirement savings, the amount for German individuals and how these savings are influenced … investigated how the Big-Five and the Locus of Control influence the decision to have private retirement savings, and the estimated … amount of these savings. Results indicate a positive effect for Extraversion and a negative effect for Agreeableness on the …

balances of older workers may indicate that these vehicles are not sufficient to insure adequate retirement savings. In … savings ; stock market cycle …

"traditional" registered pension plan or RPP, a "flexible" group registered retirement savings plan or group RRSP, and a "hybrid …

age for women born after 1951 in Germany, we show evidence of a reduction in private savings rate and an increase in …

of workers born in 1950 or later. At the same time, a tax-facilitated savings plan was introduced that implied a large … savings subsidy for all workers, irrespective of birth year. This paper uses linked administrative and survey data to assess … the effect of the reform on the savings and retirement expectations and realizations of two virtually identical male …