This paper demonstrates that the link between heterogeneity in longevity and lifetime income across countries is mostly high and often increasing; that it translates into an implicit tax/subsidy, with rates reaching 20 percent and higher in some countries; that such rates risk perverting...

The paper represents author’s research on efficiency on pension systems and effectiveness of state social care policies from the perspective of stability of life at the end of career ladder. It refers to the topic Work – Labor/Value, where former employees’ rights and the impact on...