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20NovNovember 20, 2017

The Rising Longevity Gap by Lifetime Earnings – Distributional Implications for the Pension System

By Peter Haan (DIW Berlin), Daniel Kemptner (DIW Berlin), Holger Lüthen (DIW Berlin) This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and life expectancy at age 65 and show that the longevity gap is increasing across cohorts. For West German men born 1926-28, the longevity gap between top and bottom...

November 20, 2017

Aging, Articles, Labor Market, Savings, Slider-Left, UncategorizedAging, Retirement Age, Social Security

25OctOctober 25, 2017

Pensiones a la chilena

por Andrés Solimano Hasta hace poco el tema de las pensiones en Chile pertenecía al ámbito del pequeño grupo que define las políticas públicas en nuestro país, dominado por economistas y sujeto a la fuerte influencia del poderoso gremio de las AFP (Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones). Sin embargo, desde 2016 el tema pasó de las elites a las masas y se tomó las calles. Consiguió generar un debate nacional y puso en agenda prioritaria el desafío de diseñar un...

October 25, 2017

Books, Regulation, Savings, SupervisionChile, Mandatory pensions, Political economy, Social Security, Voluntary pensions

20OctOctober 20, 2017

Homeownership, Social Insurance, and Old-Age Security in the United States and Europe

By Stipica Mudrazija & Barbara A. Butrica (The Urban Institute) Relatively few Americans have accumulated substantial savings outside of their employer-sponsored retirement plans, yet most own their homes. The traditional view of the retirement income system as a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, private pensions, and savings may be better viewed as being supported by Social Security, pensions, and homeownership. Country-specific economic, social, and political developments throughout modern history mean that homeownership rates and the relative importance of homeownership for...

October 20, 2017

Aging, Articles, Investing, Savings, Slider-LeftInvestment, Social Protection, Social Security, US

20OctOctober 20, 2017

Expanding Canada Pension Plan Retirement Benefits: Assessing Big CPP Proposals

By Jonathan Rhys Kesselman (Simon Fraser University School of Public Policy) Current and growing deficiencies in many workers’ ability to maintain their accustomed living standards in retirement have evoked varied proposals for reform of Canada’s retirement income system. This study focuses on proposals for expanding the retirement benefits of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), and undertakes comparative analysis with proposals for reforms affecting workplace pensions and individual savings. It begins by reviewing key policy questions for the retirement income system...

October 20, 2017

Articles, Corporate Governance, Pension design, SavingsAging, Canada, Labor Market

16OctOctober 16, 2017

Planning for Retirement? The Importance of Time Preferences

By Robert L. Clark, Robert G. Hammond, Christelle Khalaf, Melinda Sandler Morrill Ensuring retirement income security is a priority for individuals, employers, and policymakers. Using merged administrative and survey data for public sector workers in North Carolina, we explore how workers’ characteristics and preferences are associated with planning and saving for retirement. We then assess the “quality” of a retirement plan and whether retirement behavior is consistent with these plans. The findings indicate that the way that individuals discount future...

October 16, 2017

Aging, Articles, Pension design, Savings

09OctOctober 9, 2017

Saving the Next Billion from Old Age Poverty. Global Lessons for Local Action

This Book Project is the first of a series of initiatives by pinBox to jumpstart a global dialogue and collaborative action on pension inclusion across Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Book presents the policy outlook, past efforts and planned interventions by several developing countries as well as thematic chapters on the key principles and issues in design and implementation of inclusive pension arrangements. This book was realeased on October 12 on the pinBox Digital Micro-Pension Inclusion Roundtable 2017 For more information...

October 9, 2017

Adequacy, Aging, Articles, Books, Corporate Governance, Funding, Investing, Labor Market, Management, News, Pension design, Regulation, Savings, Slider, Supervision, System Sustainability

08OctOctober 8, 2017

Endowment vs Pension Returns

By Michael Karris (EndowBridge Capital) Does the Endowment Model still work? Judging by large endowments’ steady outperformance of a 70% global stock /30% US bond index, THE ANSWER IS YES. Versus a 60% US stock / 40% US bond index, the answer is not as clear cut. Even so, the Endowment Model still adds value for a long-term portfolio that uses alternative assets, especially venture capital. The lucrative illiquidity premium has generated superior returns for U.S. endowments versus other investors, especially through...

October 8, 2017

Articles, Investing, SavingsRisk

08OctOctober 8, 2017

Is There a Retirement Crisis? Examining Retirement Planning in the Household and Government Sectors

By Andrew G. Biggs (American Enterprise Institute) In response to a widespread perception that households are undersaving for retirement, policymakers have proposed expanding Social Security and establishing supplementary retirement saving plans run by state governments. But these proposals take place against a background of record-high unfunded liabilities for government-run retirement programs. If government entities have either financial or political difficulty funding their existing obligations to retirees, shifting greater retirement provision from households to government could potentially worsen existing shortfalls in...

October 8, 2017

Articles, Funding, Savings, System SustainabilityGovernment, Social Security, US

02OctOctober 2, 2017

Life Insurance as a Retirement Income Tool

By Russell DeLibero & Wade D. Pfau (The American College; McLean Asset Management) Given its tax-preferential treatment, careful study is warranted to determine whether life insurance can play an important role in an overall retirement portfolio. This study develops hypothetical scenarios for different types of individuals with varying ages and distribution periods, while using a historical outlook to determine the proper structure of a variable universal life insurance policy. We compare a variable universal life policy to different investment vehicles...

October 2, 2017

Adequacy, Articles, Labor Market, SavingsFinancial Education, Investment

24SepSeptember 24, 2017

Pension Schemes, Taxation and Stakeholder Wealth: The USS Rule Changes

By Emmanouil Platanakis (University of Bath) & Charles Sutcliffe (University of Reading) Although tax relief on pensions is a controversial area of government expenditure, this is the first study of the tax effects of a real world defined benefit pension scheme - the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). First, we estimate the tax and national insurance contribution (NIC) effects of the rule changes in 2011 on the gross and net wealth of the sponsor, government, and 16 age cohorts of members,...

September 24, 2017

Articles, Management, Regulation, SavingsPolitical economy, Public Policy, Social Protection

November 2017

October 2017

Expanding Canada Pension Plan Retirement Benefits: Assessing Big CPP Proposals

Planning for Retirement? The Importance of Time Preferences

Saving the Next Billion from Old Age Poverty. Global Lessons for Local Action

Endowment vs Pension Returns

Life Insurance as a Retirement Income Tool

September 2017