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Retirement, pensions and the adequacy of saving
— a guide to the debate | | Author(s) | James Banks, Richard Blundell, Richard Disney |
| Corporate Author | Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) |
| Publisher | Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London, 2002 |
| Pages | 40 pp (Briefing note no 29) |
| Source | Downloaded document (14/07/03): www.ifs.org.uk/pensions/bn29.pdf |
| Keywords | Retirement ; Pensions ; Social security benefits ; Savings ; Social policy ; Statistics [data]. |
| Annotation | Existing microeconomic evidence is assembled, and the economic arguments are set out relating to the current debate on the ageing population, the timing of retirement, and the adequacy of financial provision for retirement in the UK. Empirical evidence is presented on: life expectancy and demographics; early retirement trends and the labour market; the role of the benefit system in the UK; pension arrangements of the working-age population in the UK; saving; and international issues. The conclusions include the suggestion that, by extending working lives and therefore being in retirement for less time, individuals would have more time to accumulate savings (both pension and non-pension) and would also need less savings. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030714209 E |
| Classmark | G3: JJ: JH: JDD: TM2: 6C |
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