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The importance of defined-benefit occupational pension schemes in selected OECD countries
This paper discusses the role which (funded) defined benefit private sector occupational pension schemes play in national pensions in a sub-group of OECD countries. The paper shows that in the majority of countries under consideration statutory (state)
Who will pay? Inter-generational transfers and public sector pensions
This paper analyses the different channels through which particular generations within one society can end up subsidising other generations through the functioning of the welfare state. The welfare state, which is organised and funded by “society” through taxation, plays
Tax relief on employer and employee pension contributions: rationale, value and distribution
This briefing note focuses on one particular aspect of the British pensions landscape, namely that of tax relief. Tax relief has been a controversial issue for a long time and returned fully to the limelight in early 2009 when the
Unfunded public sector pension liabilities and debt in national accounts
It has been argued that public sector pension liabilities are “the UK’s second national debt”, and that the government should be transparent about it and account for this liability in its published debt figures. One consequence of reclassifying the estimated
A Poorer Future
Last week, youth unemployment ticked upwards again for the third month in a row and is now running at 20.2% according to the latest numbers from the ONS. That accentuates a worrying reversal in the downward trend evident in recent readings since the start of 2011.
Meanwhile this week, we learnt that the proportion of 18 to
The View from the Half-Century Mark
Yesterday, on the 4th of August, Barack Hussein Obama II – the 44th President of the United States – turned 50 years old.
Beyond his own accomplishments, however, it was a remarkable achievement for society.
Human life expectancy has averaged around 40 years for
