Social security and retirement around the world
By: edited by Jonathan Gruber and David A. Wise.
Contributors: Gruber, Jonathan.; Wise, David A.
Series: A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report; Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research)
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
Subjects: Social security -- Congresses.; Retirement income -- Congresses.; Old age pensions -- Congresses.; Older people -- Economic conditions -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Social Security and Retirement around the World presents comparable descriptive data and analytic calculations for each of the eleven countries discussed. The chapters begin with a description of the historical evolution of labor force participation and then present data on the current age-specific activities and income sources of men and women.

Each paper then goes on to describe the institutional features of the country's social security system, highlighting any interactions with other public and private programs that might also influence retirement behavior. At the core of each chapter is a detailed analysis of the retirement incentives inherent in the provisions of that country's retirement income system. Through this process of analysis, the individual studies provide a means of comparing the retirement incentives among the nations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Papers presented at a conference held at Château Beychevelle, Saint Julien, France, in May 1997"--Pref.