Older and wiser : the economics of public pensions /
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Author / Creator: | Thompson, Lawrence H., 1943- |
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Imprint: | Washington, DC : Urban Institute Press, c1998. |
Description: | xviii, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3782486 |
Table of Contents:
- Overview and summary
- Reasons for creating mandatory retirement programs
- The economic cost of supporting the retired
- The effect of pensions on saving and investment
- The effect of pensions on labor supply
- Public pensions and international competitiveness
- The mathematics of pension contribution rates
- Choice of pension approaches and transitions between approaches
- Risks of mid-career economic and demographic changes
- Ensuring income adequacy throughout retirement