Pensions, Savings and Retirement Decisions

Theme 2007 - 2010

Introduction
Occupational pensions, third-pillar products, and social security benefits are aimed at guaranteeing sufficient income and financial security for the elderly. Policymakers, pension funds and insurance companies want to know whether the financial security they provide serves the population in an optimal way. This theme focuses on the microeconomic aspects of this broad question.
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Theme coordinators
In addition to recruiting senior and junior researchers and Ph.D. candidates, the role of the theme coordinator is to provide focus and direction. The theme coordinators are the intellectual leaders of Netspar. The coordinators of this theme are Rob Alessie, Utrecht University and Netspar and Arthur van Soest, Tilburg University and Netspar.

Participating researchers

Events
The coordinator of the research theme organizes events where un update of the latest developments is given:

Kick off event on November 29, 2007. More information

Many persons involved in our theme, presented papers at the Pension workshop in Groningen (June 2007). Rob Alessie was involved in the organization of this workshop. More information

Main achievements

Education

Sounding Board

Publications and Working Papers
You can find a recent list of of all publications and working papers related to this theme here. To get a list of all publications and / or working papers by theme and/or researchers, please search our database.