Closing the Coverage Gap The Role of Social Pensions and Other Retirement Income Transfers

• Main Authors: Holzmann, Robert, Robalino, David A, Takayama, Noriyuki
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago World Bank Publications 2009; The World Bank; World Bank
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; ADMINISTRATIVE DATA; ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT; ASSET HOLDINGS; AVERAGE BENEFIT; AVERAGE EARNINGS; BABIES; BASIC PENSION; BASIC PENSIONS; BENEFICIARIES; BENEFIT FORMULAS; BEST PRACTICES; BUDGETING; CALCULATIONS; CASH TRANSFER; CASH TRANSFERS; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC POVERTY; CITIZEN; CITIZENS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMODITY; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; CONTINGENCIES; CONTRIBUTION; CONTRIBUTION RATES; CONTRIBUTIONS; COST ESTIMATES; CREDITS; CURRENT PROGRAMS; DEFINED CONTRIBUTIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENT BANK; DISABILITY; DISCOUNT RATES; DISSEMINATION; EARLY RETIREMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC COSTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICIES; ELDERLY; ELDERLY PERSONS; ELDERLY POPULATION; FAMILY ALLOWANCES; FAMILY POLICIES; FAMILY STRUCTURES; FAMILY SUPPORT; FERTILITY RATES; FINANCIAL ASPECTS; FINANCIAL PLANNER; FINANCIAL POLICY; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FIXED COST; GENERAL POPULATION; GLOBAL POPULATION; Government policy; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN RIGHT; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMPACTS OF POPULATION; IMPORTANT POLICY; INCOME GROUP; INCOME LEVEL; INCOME LEVELS; INCOME SECURITY; Income transfer; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY; INTEREST RATE; INVESTMENT DECISION; INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE GAP; LABOR FORCE; LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MARKET TRANSITIONS; LABOR MARKETS; LABOR SUPPLY; LEGAL STATUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIMITED RESOURCES; LIVING STANDARDS; LONG-TERM SAVING; LONG-TERM SAVINGS; LOW FERTILITY; LOW INCOME; LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES; LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS; LOW-INCOME WORKERS; MANDATES; MANDATORY CONTRIBUTION; MARGINAL TAX RATES; MARKET ECONOMIES; MATERNITY LEAVE; MIGRATION; MINIMUM PENSION; MINIMUM PENSIONS; MINIMUM WAGE; MINISTRY OF EDUCATION; MINORITY; NATIONAL COMMITTEE; NATIONAL PENSION; NATIONAL PLAN; NATIONAL POPULATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE; NUTRITION; OLD AGE; Old age pensions; OLD-AGE PENSION; OLDER MEN; OLDER PEOPLE; OLDER WOMEN; ORPHANS; PENSION; PENSION ACCOUNT; PENSION AGE; PENSION ARRANGEMENTS; PENSION BENEFITS; PENSION COVERAGE; PENSION INCOME; PENSION ISSUES; PENSION PLAN; PENSION PROGRAMS; PENSION PROVISIONS; PENSION REFORM; PENSION REFORM PRIMER; PENSION REFORMS; PENSION REGULATION; PENSION RIGHTS; PENSION SCHEME; PENSION SCHEMES; PENSION SYSTEM; PENSION SYSTEMS; PENSION TRANSFERS; PENSION WEALTH; PENSIONS; PERIODS OF UNEMPLOYMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY FRAMEWORK; POLICY GUIDANCE; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY RESEARCH; POOR FAMILIES; POOR INDIVIDUALS; POPULATION AGEING; POPULATION GROUPS; POVERTY LEVELS; POVERTY RATE; POVERTY RATES; POVERTY REDUCTION; PRACTITIONERS; PRIVATE INVESTMENTS; PRIVATE PENSION; PRIVATE PENSION PROVIDERS; PROBABILITIES; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC ECONOMICS; PUBLIC EXPENDITURES; PUBLIC PENSION; PUBLIC PENSION SCHEMES; PUBLIC PENSIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY OF SERVICES; RATES OF RETURN; REPLACEMENT RATES; RETIRED; RETIREMENT; RETIREMENT AGE; RETIREMENT AGES; RETIREMENT INCOME; RETIREMENT INCOMES; RISK AVERSION; RURAL AREAS; SAFETY NET; SAFETY NETS; SALARY; SAVINGS; SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS; SELF-EMPLOYMENT; SENIOR; SKILLED WORKERS; SMALL ENTERPRISES; SOCIAL AFFAIRS; SOCIAL ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL EXPENDITURES; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS; SOCIAL PENSION; SOCIAL PENSIONS; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL PROTECTION; SOCIAL RETURNS; SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONS; SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; SOURCES OF INCOME; TAKE-UP RATE; TAX RATE; TRADE UNION; TRADITIONAL FAMILY; URBAN AREAS; URBANIZATION; VALUATION; VOLUNTARY SAVINGS; VULNERABILITY; WAGES; WITHDRAWAL; WITHDRAWAL RATE; WORKING AGE; WORTH; PENSION AGE; PENSION COVERAGE; PENSION WEALTH; RETIREMENT; PENSION SYSTEMS; ELDERLY; PENSION PROGRAMS; PENSION; LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC PENSIONS; PENSION REFORMS; SOCIAL PENSION; REPLACEMENT RATES; SOCIAL ASSISTANCE; RETIREMENT INCOME; SOCIAL PENSIONS; OLDER PEOPLE; LABOR FORCE; DEFINED CONTRIBUTIONS; SOCIAL SECURITY
• ISBN: 0821379712; 9780821379714
• DOI: 10.1596/978-0-8213-7971-4

Closing the Coverage Gap discusses how social pensions and other retirement income transfers can be used to close the coverage gap of mandatory pension systems. The book is organized in three parts. The first part makes the case for these programs by assessing the extent of the coverage gap around the world and evaluating the vulnerability to poverty of the elderly. The second part reviews the experiences of low, middle and high income countries with the design and implementation of retirement income transfers. The last part focuses on design issues. It analyses the incentive effect of these programs on labor supply and savings, fiscal costs, the role of targeting mechanisms, and alternatives in terms of institutional design and administration. The book also discusses the role of promising instruments such as matching contributions to reach parts of the informal sector.