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"This text focuses on pension policies in Europe and includes comparisons both within the EU and between EU countries and the US. It shows how countries are confronted with similar problems and that comparison of national experiences may be of help for the ""open method of coordination"" now adopted in the EU."

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`Pension policy continues to be a central concern in Europe. This topical volume brings together some of the most knowledgeable authorities in the field of pension economics to consider key questions: the impact of pension costs on employment, the role of pensions taxation, and portability of private pensions in Europe.' -- Richard Disney, University of Nottingham, UK `Pension systems as essential institutions are perpetually pressured to meet lofty welfare and insurance goals, while still satisfying fiscal and efficiency constraints. This book provides several European perspectives for reform options from key thinkers active in the policy arena. All seeking to save pensions from their many contradictions should peruse the prescriptions offered here.' -- Olivia S. Mitchell, Pension Research Council, Wharton School, US `One of the few books bridging the gap between research on pensions and scientific literature on labour market participation. It contains a wealth of data and useful institutional material for scholars of the field and has far reaching implications for the design of policies in an increasingly integrated Europe.' -- Tito Boeri, Bocconi University Milan, Italy

'Pension policy continues to be a central concern in Europe. This topical volume brings together some of the most knowledgeable authorities in the field of pension economics to consider key questions: the impact of pension costs on employment, the role of pensions taxation, and portability of private pensions in Europe.' -- Richard Disney, University of Nottingham, UK 'Pension systems as essential institutions are perpetually pressured to meet lofty welfare and insurance goals, while still satisfying fiscal and efficiency constraints. This book provides several European perspectives for reform options from key thinkers active in the policy arena. All seeking to save pensions from their many contradictions should peruse the prescriptions offered here.' -- Olivia S. Mitchell, Pension Research Council, Wharton School, US 'One of the few books bridging the gap between research on pensions and scientific literature on labour market participation. It contains a wealth of data and useful institutional material for scholars of the field and has far reaching implications for the design of policies in an increasingly integrated Europe.' -- Tito Boeri, Bocconi University Milan, Italy

'Pension policy continues to be a central concern in Europe. This topical volume brings together some of the most knowledgeable authorities in the field of pension economics to consider key questions: the impact of pension costs on employment, the role of pensions taxation, and portability of private pensions in Europe.'

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Edited by the late Onorato Castellino and Elsa Fornero, Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies (CeRP), University of Turin, Italy

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