The recent economic crisis has provided a stress test for the vulnerability of social institutions. This paper assesses the vulnerability of social institutions in light of the current crisis, and surveys past episodes, when social institutions faced similar challenges. Public pay-as-you-go...

The Social Security Amendments of 1983 reduced the generosity of Social Security retired worker benefits in the U.S. by increasing the program's full retirement age from 65 to 67 and increasing the penalty for claiming benefits at the early retirement age of 62. These changes were phased in...

Employment to population ratios differ markedly across OECD countries relative to rates in the U.S., especially for persons aged 55-69. Social security features also differ across the OECD, particularly with respect to replacement rates, entitlement ages and earnings tests. I conjecture that...

Employment to population ratios differ markedly across OECD coun- tries, especially for people over 55. Social security features also differ markedly across the OECD, particularly with respect to replacement rates, entitlement ages and earnings tests. I conjecture that differences in social...

Norway. The new system fulfils several criteria for a defined contribution scheme. Earnings from all years in work count in the accumulation of entitlements, and an actuarial rule converting the final balance into an annuity is introduced. But the pension system will still be a part of the...

Le regole del regime pensionistico contributivo incentivano il proseguimento del lavoro già in corso e, alla pari di quanto avviene per le scelte di lavoro-pensionamento, trattano i casi di cumulo di pensione e reddito da lavoro in maniera finanziariamente e attuarialmente neutra. E' possibile,...

Il Quaderno contiene una dettagliata ricostruzione dell'evoluzione del quadro normativo relativo agli strumenti di copertura della spesa privata per sanità e assistenza alla persona: dall'out-of-pocket, ai fondi sanitari vecchi e nuovi, alle società di mutuo soccorso, alle assicurazioni. Le...

French Abstract: Les Cahiers du Centre reprennent ici plusieurs des interventions du colloque du 22 mars dernier organisé par le Club des Investisseurs de Long Terme en liaison avec le World Pension Forum sur la réforme des retraites en France dont le programme, malgré les grèves ce...

Romanian Abstract: Articolul prezintă opiniile jurisprudenţiale diferite, ilustrate cu extrase din hotărâri judecătoreşti, referitoare la modul de stabilire a cuantumului veniturilor obţinute din activităţi remunerate de beneficiarii anumitor categorii de pensii în scopul verificării...

This article describes the de facto standards of low income and resources reflected in the eligibility standards of the largest means-tested programs that serve the elderly and then applies these standards to a near-elderly cohort. Through juxtaposing retirement resources in the near-elderly...