Die Sicherung eines zukunftsfähigen Rentensystems ist eines der dringenden Ziele der aktuellen Sozialpolitik. Dabei spielen die Verteilungswirkungen (insbesondere zwischen verschiedenen Generationen) eine ebenso wichtige Rolle wie die allokative Effizienz. In diesem Buch wird ein Konzept...

Notional accounts are designed to mimic a defined contribution plan, where the pension depends on contributions and investment returns. (For this reason, they are sometimes called notional, defined-contribution schemes). Pension contributions are tracked in accounts which earn a rate of return....

As some of the limitations of the traditional pay-as-you-go defined benefit public pension model have become more evident in recent years, pension experts have begun searching for alternative models. The notional defined contribution model, also financed on a pay-as-you-go basis, has emerged as...

Purpose – This paper aims to analytically show that in an over-lapping-generation (OLG) model, low earning cohorts bear unwanted risk and absorb higher economic cost than high earning cohorts do. Design/methodology/approach – This paper aims to consider the individual’s risk appetite,...