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RUHESTÄNDLER ALS LEBENSELIXIER?RUHESTANDSWANDERUNG UND LOKALENEUBELEBUNGSSTRATEGIEN AM BEISPIEL VON ATAMIUND ISHIGAKI

Godzik, Maren - Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien <Tōkyō> - 2008

Drastic demographic changes in Japan have forced Japanese municipalitiesto seek ways to prevent further shrinking. One strategy initiated by severaltowns and cities is to attract retirees. Due to recent changes in elderly people’slifestyles, it is not unreasonable to opt for this strategy:...

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Assessing Investment and Longevity Riskswithin Immediate Annuities

Bauer, Daniel; Weber, Frederik - Universität <München> / Fakultät für Betriebswirtschaft - 2007

Life annuities provide a guaranteed income for the remainder of the recipi-ent’s lifetime, and therefore, annuitization presents an important option whenchoosing an adequate investment strategy for the retirement ages. While thereare numerous research articles studying annuities from a...

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Psychologische Ansätze zur Erklärung der Altersvorsorgebereitschaft

Sałek, Magdalena; Werner, Ute - Universität <Karlsruhe> / Lehrstuhl für … - 2008

Vor dem Hintergrund der Reformen des Rentensystems zeigt sich dieNotwendigkeit zur Förderung der freiwilligen zusätzlichen Altersvorsorge sowohlaus sozialpolitischer als auch aus individueller Sicht. Dabei spielenpsychologische Faktoren wie die Bereitschaft zur privaten Altersvorsorge...

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A Positive Theory of the Income RedistributiveFocus of Social Security

Bhattacharya, Joydeep; Reed, Robert R. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2003

which explicitly accountsfor the role of the lifecycle as well as search and matching frictions in the labor market. In our … model,public pension programs alter the age composition of the labor force by inducing the jobless elderlyto retire. By … requiring a long history of labor market attachment in order to receive benefits, theseprograms raise the future value of …

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Increasing longevity: blessing or acurse for financial services?

McAteer, Mick - Chartered Insurance Institute - 2008

CII Introduction: People are living longer and with this come increased costs of pensions, health and social care. Is the financial services industry as it is currently configured capable of supporting consumers in this difficult environment? How will it meet the needs of those who are often...

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Reforming pensions: Principles, analytical errors and policy directions

Barr, Nicholas A.; Diamond, Peter A. - London School of Economics and Political Science; … - 2008

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...

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Reforming pensions: Tales from China, Chile and elsewhere

Barr, Nicholas A. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007

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

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Partnership in Pensions? Responses to the Pensions Green Paper

Agulnik, Phil; Barr, Nicholas A.; Falkingham, Jane; … - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999

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...

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Aiming High – An evaluation of the potential contribution of Warm Front towards meeting the Government’s fuel poverty target in England

Sefton, Tom - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

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...

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Pension Fund Governance and the Choice Between Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans

Besley, Timothy; Prat, Andrea - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2003

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...

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