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Pension Regimes and Saving »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Alfredo Cuevas , George Mackenzie , and Philip Gerson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 1997
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557756404.084
ISBN: 9781557756404
Keywords: pension, retirement, benefits, pensions, pension plans
Public pension systems around the world have been criticized in recent years for some serious flaws, including the excessive burden they impose on the public finances and their depressing impact on saving rates. Th...
Equitable and Sustainable Pensions : Challenges and Experience »
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Frank Eich , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 March 2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616359508.071
ISBN: 9781616359508
Keywords: pension, pensions, benefits, pension system, retirement age
Pension reform is high on the agenda of many advanced and emerging market economies, for many reasons. First, public pensions often constitute a large share of government expenditure. Second, population aging means...
Regional Economic Outlook, November 2008, Asia and Pacific »
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 November 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589067615.086
ISBN: 9781589067615
Keywords: inflation, monetary policy, pension, pension funds, pension fund
The November 2008 Asia and Pacific REO focuses on the difficult economic environment facing policymakers in the region. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the outlook for the region. With growth slowing, and the glo...
The Challenge of Public Pension Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Benedict Clements , David Coady , Frank Eich , Sanjeev Gupta , Alvar Kangur , Baoping Shang , and Mauricio Soto
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 January 2016
Language: Chinese
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9787504979971.084
ISBN: 9787504979971
Keywords: Pension reforms, Developed countries, Emerging markets, Pensions, Government expenditures, Cross country analysis, emerging market economies, retirement, pensions, pension spending
Pension reform is high on the policy agenda of many advanced and emerging market economies. In advanced economies the challenge is generally to contain future increases in public pension spending as the population...
Taxing the Financial Sector : Concepts, Issues, and Practice »
Series: Books
Author(s): Howell Zee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 April 2004
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589063167.071
ISBN: 9781589063167
Keywords: financial services, financial institutions, pension, life insurance, tax rules
One of the most complex issues in tax policy today is the treatment of the institutions, products, and services that make up the financial sector. It can be harder to ascertain income, expenses, and profits for fin...
Rethinking Public Pension Reform Initiatives1 »
Source: Rethinking Public Pension Reform Initiatives
Volume/Issue: 1998/61
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Peter Heller
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 April 1998
ISBN: 9781451848144
Keywords: public pensions, pension, social insurance, retirement, elderly
This paper argues that there are significant risks, limitations, and complications associated with reliance upon mandatory DC, fully funded schemes as the dominant public pension pillar. Policies to limit risks may...
Appendix I Pension Arrangements in an Overlapping-Generations Model »
Source: Pension Regimes and Saving
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Alfredo Cuevas , George Mackenzie , and Philip Gerson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 1997
ISBN: 9781557756404
Keywords: pension, retirement, benefits, pensions, pension plans
Blanchard and Fischer (1989) and illustrates the main findings of the text of this paper: that the introduction of a fully funded pension scheme should have no impact on the level of private sav...
Appendix III Brief Notes on the Pension Regimes of Selected Countries »
Source: Pension Regimes and Saving
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Alfredo Cuevas , George Mackenzie , and Philip Gerson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 1997
ISBN: 9781557756404
Keywords: pension, retirement, benefits, pensions, pension plans
Private Plans in Selected Industrial Countries...
III Public Pension Plans, Their Reform, and Saving »
Source: Pension Regimes and Saving
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Alfredo Cuevas , George Mackenzie , and Philip Gerson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 1997
ISBN: 9781557756404
Keywords: pension, retirement, benefits, pensions, pension plans
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Appendix II Notes on the Empirical Literature on Pensions and Saving »
Source: Pension Regimes and Saving
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Alfredo Cuevas , George Mackenzie , and Philip Gerson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 1997
ISBN: 9781557756404
Keywords: pension, retirement, benefits, pensions, pension plans
Given the theoretical ambiguity of the precise relationship between pensions and saving, the various statistical techniques that have been used to analyze it, and the diversity in actual pension systems and...