Population Ageing – A Problem not a Crisis

This paper starts by setting out the simple economics of pensions (which are much simpler than they are frequently portrayed); drawing on those analytics, the second section seeks to answer two questions: does a move to funding address the problems of population ageing; and would such a move help to...

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Link(s) zu Dokument(en):WIFO Publikation
Veröffentlicht in:WIFO Studies
1. Verfasser: Nicolas Barr
Format: book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2003
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Zusammenfassung:This paper starts by setting out the simple economics of pensions (which are much simpler than they are frequently portrayed); drawing on those analytics, the second section seeks to answer two questions: does a move to funding address the problems of population ageing; and would such a move help to contain public spending? ...