Wie im Altersübergangs-Report 2005-02 (Brussig 2005) dokumentiert, sind nach einer Betriebsbefragungaus dem Jahre 2002 rund die Hälfte aller Betriebe grundsätzlich nicht oder nurbedingt bereit, ältere Arbeitnehmer neu einzustellen. Damit sind die Beschäftigungschancenvon Älteren nach wie...

Nach wie vor sind Ältere eine benachteiligte Gruppe auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Einmal arbeitslos geworden, haben sie kaum mehr eine Chance auf dem Arbeitsmarkt Fuß zufassen, denn ein gro-ßer Anteil der Betriebe ist nicht bereit sie einzustellen (vgl. Brussig 2005). Auch wenn bei po-tenziellen...

This article, based on two books (Barr and Diamond 2008, forthcoming), sets out a series of principles for pension design rooted in economic theory: pension systems have multiple objectives, analysis should consider the pension system as a whole, analysis should be framed in a second-best...

This Report is about Reforming pensions in China, Chile and elsewhere.

The analysis in the Report of the Pensions Commission (UK Pensions Commission2004, henceforth referred to as the Report), is sound, the data a wonderful treasure trove, thepresentation particularly clear, and the diagnosis correct. This comment takes the Report’sanalysis as given, and sets out...

The government’s pensions Green Paper – A new contract for welfare:partnership in pensions – proposes fundamental changes to the UK’sretirement income system. Members of CASE and of the Department ofSocial Policy at LSE have looked at the likely implications of the reformsfor pensioner...

This paper analyses the proposals contained in the Government GreenPaper, A New Contract for Welfare: Partnership in Pensions for low paidworkers and the potential of the new rules to guarantee a decent incomein old age. It discusses the general principles inherent in the design ofthe British...

Following the implementation of the government’s fuel poverty strategy in 2001, Warm Front is expected to make a substantial contribution to reducing the number of fuel poor households – those unable to afford to heat their homes adequately1. This report focuses on the targeting of the...

Recent events in several countries have underscored the importanceof good governance in private occupational pension plans. Thepresent paper uses contract theory to analyze the interplay of residualclaims and control rights in private pensions. The residual claimant isthe plan sponsor in a...

This article outlines the recommendations of the UK Pensions Commission, andthe data and analysis on which they were based, including projections ofdemographic change, trends in private pension saving, and evolution of the statepension system. The Commission concluded that without reform,...