Social security programs and retirement around the world : fiscal implications of reform / edited by Jonathan Gruber and David A. Wise.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gruber, Jonathan.

Wise, David A.

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social security--Finance.

Social security.

Retirement--Economic aspects.

Retirement.

Retirement income.

Older people--Employment.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (552 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The future of Social Security is troubled, both in the United States and in most other developed countries with aging populations. As improvements in health care and changes in life styles enable retirees to live longer than ever before, the stress on national budgets will increase substantially. In Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World, Jonathan Gruber, David A. Wise, and experts in many countries examine the consequences of reforming retirement benefits in a dozen nations. Drawing on the work of an international group of noted economists, the editors argue that social security programs provide strong incentives for workers to leave the labor force by retiring and taking the benefits to which they are entitled. By penalizing work, social security systems magnify the increased financial burden caused by aging populations, thus contributing to the insolvency of the system. This book is a model of comparative analysis that evaluates the effects of illustrative policies for countries facing the impending rapid growth of social security benefits. Its insights will help inform one of the most pressing debates.

Contents:

Microsimulation of social security reforms in Belgium / Raphael Desmet, Alain Jousten, Sergio Perelman, and Pierre Pestieau

Simulating the response to reform of Canada's income security programs / Michael Baker, Jonathan Gruber, and Kevin Milligan

Fiscal implications of reforms in retirement systems in Denmark / Paul Bingley, Nabanita Datta Gupta, and Peder J. Pedersen

Simulating retirement behavior : the case of France / Emmanuelle Walraet and Ronan Mahieu

The budget impact of reduced early retirement incentives on the German public pension system / Axel Borsch-Supan, Simone Kohnz, and Reinhold Schnabel

Fiscal implications of pension reforms in Italy / Agar Brugiavini and Franco Peracchi

Financial implications of social security reforms in Japan / Akiko S. Oishi and Takashi Oshio

Simulation of pension reforms in the Netherlands / Arie Kapteyn and Klaas de Vos

Evaluating Spanish pension expenditure under alternative reform scenarios / Michele Boldrin and Sergi Jimenez-Martin

Financial implications of income security reforms in Sweden / Marten Palme and Ingemar Svensson

Fiscal effects of reforming the UK state pension system / Richard Blundell and Carl Emmerson

Fiscal effects of social security reform in the United States / Courtney Coile and Jonathan Gruber.

Notes:

This volume presents the third phase of the project.

An analysis and country-by-country comparison of the effects of social security incentives on retirement behavior in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the United States.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612004889

9781282004887

1282004883

9780226310008

0226310000

OCLC:

314342386