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Incomes and living standards of older people: a comparative analysis
- Authors:
- WHITEFORD Peter, KENNEDY Steven
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 173p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study providing an empirical analysis of the incomes of older people in 11 countries. Also presents the results, for a narrower range of countries, of an analysis of living standards, defined to include the value of government provided health and education services, as well as disposable cash income. In addition, looks at the role of owner-occupied housing and liquid wealth.
Is there a Dutch way to pension reform?:
- Authors:
- RIEL Bart van, HENERIJCK Anton, VISSER Jelle
- Publisher:
- University of Oxford. Institute of Ageing
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 32p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
In this paper the authors try to answer three related questions. First, what explains the lack of (parametric) pension reform in the Netherlands in recent years? Second, in the absence of significant pension reforms, what other avenues have Dutch policy makers pursued with regard to the robustness of the Dutch pension system in the face of ageing? Third, in conclusion, does the overall Dutch policy response really suffice in view of important labour market and demographic changes in the 21st century? While there may be no evident need to recast the design of the Dutch pension system, the authors do conjecture that Dutch pensions, because of their high aspiration levels, may come under increasing financial strain in the not too distant future.