Notional defined contribution pensions with public reserve funds in ageing economies: An application to Japan

International Social Security Review

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1-23

  Lu, Bei ^a   Mitchell, Olivia S ^b   Piggott, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic aspect; Japan; Method of financing; Notional defined contribution; Old age risk; Social security reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950781481     PISSN: 0020871X     EISSN: 1468246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2008.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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