Pension reform in Latin America

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Oliver Fabel

"Public old-age insurance schemes in industrialized countries are facing serious financing problems as demographics have changed, retirement ages have decreased and benefits have increased. This book surveys the theoretical, empirical and political issues involved in explaining the evolution of such systems and their reforms, and presents a microeconomic analysis of the determinants of individual retirement decisions when consumers face flexible retirement schemes. A model of induced retirement behaviour (assuming actuarially fair benefit adjustments) is developed and analysed in detail. This model is then used in the analysis of consumer groups exhibiting different characteristics relevant to their retirement decisions."--Back cover.

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Lee Tang

"This book was written to explain in layman terms how the Canadian public pension system works, what benefits are offered, how to apply for it, and how to get the most out of it. The target audience is people at or approaching retirement age, financial services professionals, and students of the public pension system. Subject matters include: the Old Age Security program, Guaranteed Income Supplements, Allowances, the Canada/Quebec Pension Plan, provincial income supplement programs and income supplements and disability pension offered by Veterans Affairs Canada. Financial planning strategies such as when to collapse your RRSPs and how to minimize OAS clawbacks are included."--

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Susan M. Wachter

"Underfunded pension liabilities threaten the fiscal stability of many cities. While Detroit's bankruptcy has dominated the headlines, the problem is widespread. With ongoing battles in many localities, policymakers are increasingly turning their attention to the legacy issues surrounding the funding of pensions. Public Pensions and City Solvency addresses this complex fiscal challenge and presents strategies to achieve financial sustainability."--Publisher's website.

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Andrew Sherratt

This book brings together a classic collection of Andrew Sherratt's work on the economic foundations of prehistoric Europe, which have put forward important new ideas about the development of farming, pastoralism, early technology and trade. In a series of contributions that have included wide-ranging syntheses and detailed local studies, he discusses their implications for the understanding of settlement-patterns, social structures, material culture, and less tangible aspects of prehistoric life such as the spread of languages and the use of narcotics.