Pension Reform

This is an abridgement of Barr and Diamond's 'Reforming Pensions: Principles and Policy Choices' (OUP, 2008), a larger book that is intended for policy makers and as a supplement in college courses.

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<br>"This volume distills the accumulated experience of two of the world's leading experts on pension policy. It reports on how a broad cross-section of nations around the globe have grappled with the varied and conflicting objectives of national pension programs. It is a splendid example of something all too rare--the marriage of the best of economic theory and politically and institutionally sensitive observational experience."--Henry J. Aaron, Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution<p><br>"I love this book. It is a concise and brilliant analysis of pension reform around the world. I recommend it as a primer for anyone interested in understanding the key issues and policy alternatives."--Zvi Bodie, Norman and Adele Barron Professor of Management, Boston University<p><br>Praise for Reforming Pensions: Principles and Policy Choices <br>"Two of the finest minds in the economics profession lucidly explain the theory and practice of pensions. They uncover t

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FOREWORD TO PRINCIPLES AND POLICY CHOICES BY PROFESSOR LORD STERN; PREFACE; 1. The backdrop; 2. The basic economics of pensions; 3. Pensions and labor markets; 4. Finance and funding; 5. Redistribution and risk sharing; 6. Gender and family; 7. Implementing pensions; 8. International diversity and change since 1950; 9. Pension systems in different countries; 10. Close focus: Pension reform in Chile and China; 11. Principles and lessons for policy; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX

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