savings for old age in the EU member and candidate countries. The study was conducted in two stages. The first stage examined … the interrelationship between public pension schemes and household savings based on Pearson's correlation coefficients. In … address the role of private savings in supplementing households' future income from public pension schemes, considering the …

Mandatory contributions to retirement savings accounts may tighten existing borrowing constraints, forcing individuals … to forgo profitable investment options. This welfare-detrimental effect can be offset if retirement savings are allowed … combined with a pension system with unconditional basic savings …

In private pre-funded retirement savings systems, workers can be compelled by regulation to make minimum contributions … to retirement accounts. We examine the impact of compulsory contributions into retirement savings (superannuation … the consumption of lower wealth individuals is severely constrained by compulsory savings, resulting in a sizeable welfare …

(DC) retirement plans. Retired households need to manage risks and generate income from their savings. We study the …

scheme that does not force individuals to build up savings in a tax-deferred retirement account and only requires them to … simultaneously ensures that individuals build up sufficient savings for retirement …

were interviewed to assess their knowledge about pensions and financial issues and about their own savings and personal …

were interviewed to assess their knowledge about pensions and financial issues and about their own savings and personal …

How can retirement savings be increased? We explore a unique policy change in the context of the German pension system … these letters on the behavior of individuals. We find an increase in tax-deductible private retirement savings and provide … evidence that this is not due to a crowding-out of other forms of savings. We also show that labor earnings, i.e. the most …