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Designing a social security pension system

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This paper looks at potential models of social security pension systems. It refers often to the systems that exist in the United States and Canada (the latter more particularly) to outline the issues involved in attempting to design a “good” social security pension system. Of course, one of the issues is the definition of “good”. This paper will use criteria such as poverty alleviation, retirement income adequacy, benefit/contribution sustainability, income equality and wealth distribution. In the course of the discussion, the reader will be exposed to many issues that need to be addressed in the establishment of any social security pension system in the world. This may prove to be helpful in countries where new systems are established (and even for evolving systems). It is also hoped that future students of social security will find this paper helpful in that it is meant to lay out some basic principles consistent with good social security pension design.

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  • Robert L. Brown, 2008. "Designing a social security pension system," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 61(1), pages 61-79, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:intssr:v:61:y:2008:i:1:p:61-79
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2007.00303.x
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    1. Martin Stepanek, 2017. "Pension Reforms and Adverse Demographics: The Case of the Czech Republic," Working Papers IES 2017/15, Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies, revised Aug 2017.
    2. Jaafar, Roslan & Daly, Kevin James & Mishra, Anil V., 2019. "Challenges facing Malaysia pension scheme in an era of ageing population," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 334-340.

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