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Using a new real-time dataset from Beetsma et al. (2020) containing all pension reform measures in 23 OECD countries between 1970 and 2017, the authors demonstrate that, in contrast to what one might a priori expect, the timing of pension reform measures coincides with business cycle shocks and not with current or projected demographic shocks. 

The number of self-employed workers has been rising rapidly in the UK in recent decades. At the same time, private pension participation among this group has fallen sharply, leading to increasing concern among policymakers about the preparedness for retirement of self-employed workers. This report documents and analyses private pension saving using administrative data that follows the UK self-employed population over the decade from 2005–06 to 2014–15. 

The report presents the Finnish Centre for Pensions’ long-term projection regarding the development of statutory pensions from 2022 to 2090. The main focus of the report is on projections of earnings-related pensions.

Theoretical Perspectives on the Role of Retirement Transition in Socioeconomic Stratification at Older Ages

Retirement transition plays a key role in social stratification structures in later life. On the one hand, the retirement process is embedded in social structures, and the pre-retirement position influences the form of exit individuals can follow. On the other hand, the quality of the retirement transition affects an individual's post-retirement position. This article explore the role of retirement transition for the socioeconomic structure in later life. 

Denne gangen presenterer vi ny forskning fra Sverige. Pensjonsforsker Johannes Hagen fra Jönköping international business school vil holde et innlegg basert på artikkelen «A Nudge to Quit? The Effect of a Change in Pension Information on Annuitisation, Labour Supply and Retirement Choices Among Older Workers”. I artikkelen undersøker han og kollegaer nudging og pensjonsbeslutninger relatert til valg av utbetalingshorisont i svenske tjenestepensjoner. Svein Glomnes fra DnB vil kommentere innlegget med henvisning til norske forhold. 

This study investigates early exit from the labour market among natives and immigrants in Norway, and to what extent this be explained by push, pull, or other factors. 

Welfare state reform is understood to be risky, difficult and still ongoing. As such, there is a need for analytic tools that can aid understanding of how governments are able to overcome the various barriers they face in seeking change, and the challenges of managing complex and hybridised welfare arrangements. This article argues that the policy tools literature provides several promising avenues for doing so.

Is the trust that participants have in their pension fund affected by its funding ratio (i.e., asset/liabilities ratio)? Based on survey, carried out in October 2021, among Dutch pension fund participants we link our survey data to the funding ratio of their pension fund as registered by the pension regulator.

In recent decades, many countries have observed increasing labor force participation beyond the state pension age (SPA). However, there is a lack of research on employment beyond SPA and how it relates to older workers’ health.

Hvordan forløper overgangen fra et liv som yrkesaktiv til en tilværelse som fulltids pensjonist utenfor det betalte arbeidsmarkedet i dagens Norge?