This paper investigates the economy-wide effects of mandating private (employment-related) pensions. It draws on the Australian experience with its Superannuation Guarantee legislation which mandates contributions to private retirement (superannuation) accounts. Our key objective is to quantify...

The creeping stock market collapse eroded the wealth of funded pension systems. This led to political tensions between generations due to the fuzzy definition of property rights on the pension funds wealth. We argue that this problem can best be resolved by the introduction of generational...

We examine voluntary private pension funds and their relationship to capital market development. Using data from Turkey, we analyze depth, efficiency and liquidity indicators of capital markets after the introduction of voluntary private pension funds in 2003. Overall, our findings indicate that...

Retirement outcomes would be improved if retirees had access to insurance products that linked guaranteed, inflation-adjusted income to life cycle investment portfolio strategies. Suitable retirement planning for individual, defined contribution plans must concurrently account for trade-offs...

We study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pension policy response on the private and public pension systems of Peru. We find that the policies allowing early withdrawals from the private pension balances imply a significant reduction in expected pension wealth by about 40 people, yet...

This article aims to verify the development prospects of the Pan‑European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) in the European Union (EU). It focuses on the relationship between the quality of domestic public pension schemes and household savings for old age in the EU member and candidate...

As Ontario pushes ahead with pension reform to improve retirement security for its citizens, it should consider a “middle-way” solution between current competing visions for reform, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe institute. In “Helping Ontarians Save for Retirement:...

In 1997, Mexico transformed its pay-as-you-go social-security system to a fully funded system with personal retirement accounts, including management fees. This paper examines changes in retirement wealth resulting from this new system. It found management fees drained a significant proportion...

Eine verpflichtende Vorsorge in Form einer kapitalgedeckten Zusatzrente wird unter anderem damit begründet, Freifahrerverhalten zu vermeiden. Verzichten Individuen freiwillig auf die Möglichkeit ergänzender Vor- sorge, drohe eine ungerechtfertigte Inanspruchnahme steuerfinanzierter Hilfen im...

This paper examines how two instruments—annuities with lifelong benefits purchased using defined contribution (DC) plan assets, and social security annuities—should be considered jointly to optimize household lifetime wellbeing. Understanding how these interact is of key importance in order...