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Finance & Development June 2011 |
The Price of Maturity Aging populations mean countries have to find new ways to support their elderly. |
Knowledge@Wharton January 29, 2003 |
China Can Help the U.S. Tackle Its Social Security Crisis Much has been written about the looming pension crisis in the U.S., Europe and Japan, whose populations are aging. Wharton finance professor Jeremy J. Siegel argues that economic growth in China and the rest of the developing world holds the key to dealing with the impending crunch. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
How Wealthy Nations Can Avoid a Looming Retirement Crisis The extent of the global aging problem and the prospect for globally-based solutions were outlined during a conference several weeks ago on "Risk Transfers and Retirement Income Security." |
Reason March 2002 Brink Lindsey |
Social Insecurity Why an increasing number of countries are turning to market-based pension plans... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Martin Muhleisen & Hamid Faruqee |
Japan: Population Aging and the Fiscal Challenge With Japan facing a demographic crisis, government finances--stretched to the limit to keep the economy afloat--have to cope with the rising strain on public pension and health systems. This article looks at the economic and fiscal costs of aging in Japan... |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Peter S. Heller |
Asia: Ready or Not The world's most populous continent must prepare now for an aging population. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Colin Barraclough |
Argentina's Broken Pension Promise Argentina's experience shows that privatized pensions systems can still leave the elderly at the margin in a mismanaged economy. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2012 Milton Ezrati |
Can Japan's Economy Come Back? An aging population and government inaction challenge Japan s faltering economy. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Michael J. Mandel |
Productivity Can Make Up The Gap Demographics will not mean doom if we focus on fostering innovation. |
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 David Fairlamb |
Europe's Pension Problem: Too Few Cradles, Too Few Graves Population trends are forcing drastic reforms in Europe, including reducing people's benefits |
Knowledge@Wharton January 15, 2003 |
The Long, Winding Road to Pension Reform in Latin America Like other nations, countries in Latin America are attempting to make their retirement systems more efficient and responsive to citizens' needs. This is difficult in the best of times. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 |
"I Wonder Who Will Support Us" A 30-year-old Japanese shares his concerns about his country's aging crisis and the government's response to it. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Adair Turner |
Pension Challenges in an Aging World Pensions are high on the policy agenda in many developed countries and, increasingly, in developing countries also. Except where fertility rates are very low, needed pension system adjustments look manageable. |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Nanette Byrnes |
Comparing Pensions Around the World U.S. businesses do pay the most for employee retirement, but rising costs are now becoming a global phenomenon. |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
Beyond Retirees How countries change their pension systems and whether they do it in tandem have major implications for global economic health. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Carone & Costello |
Can Europe Afford to Grow Old? The EU must face up to recent projections showing that aging will have a major economic and budgetary impact. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 |
How a Gray Japan Can Thrive Merrill Lynch's Jesper Koll says by not applying "shock therapy," the Koizumi government is taking the right approach. |
Finance & Development September 2010 Kevin Cheng |
The Long Run Is Near France, like many advanced economies, confronts the expensive needs of a rapidly aging population |
IDB America Jul/Aug 2000 Paul Constance |
Ready, able, and elderly Latin America's demographic profile is gradually turning gray---but the region's retirees aren't watching life from a park bench... |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
How Ready for Pensioners? A new index assesses which countries are the best prepared and which are the worst prepared when it comes to meeting retirees' needs. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Bloom & Canning |
Booms, Busts, and Echoes Since 1870 death rates and birth rates have been declining in developed countries. Here's how the biggest demographic upheaval in history is affecting global economic development. |
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Aaron Bernstein |
Social Security President Bush and other free-market advocates are suggesting the most sweeping change to this core social program since its inception. But are private accounts a good idea? |
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 De Ferranti et al. |
The Future of Pension Reform in Latin America The Latin American countries are at the vanguard of global pension reform. Eight have reformed their pension systems in the past 20 years, and additional reforms are now being considered throughout the region. Did the earlier reforms work? What should new reforms aim for? And are the ideas driving the reforms sound? |
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Nanette Byrnes |
Sink Hole! How public pension promises are draining state and city budgets. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2001 Nicholas Barr |
The Truth About Pension Reform Aging populations in industrial and transition countries have provoked heated debate about pension reform -- in particular, about the desirability of abandoning pay-as-you-go schemes in favor of private, funded pensions... |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 David A. Geracioti |
Save for Retirement, or Else No matter how you slice it, it's clear that in the future, personal savings will become the most important part of a retirees' income. Recently, Robert Pozen, chairman of MFS Investment Management, described what should be done to fix Social Security and entice workers to save. |
BusinessWeek July 5, 2004 Brian Bremner |
Why Debt Could Drag Japan Back Down As interest rates climb, Tokyo's staggering obligations may bring on a full-scale fiscal crisis. |
BusinessWeek March 31, 2011 Roger Lowenstein |
The Great American Ponzi Scheme Do we want public pensions? There are compelling reasons why we do. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Lee & Mason |
What Is the Demographic Dividend? To the extent that countries meet the challenge of aging by expanding unfunded familial or public transfer programs, asset growth will be reduced, and a second dividend will be diminished. |
BusinessWeek April 1, 2010 Jason Clenfield |
A Tear in Japan's Safety Net Moves by JAL and Mitsubishi to cut pensions may signal the demise of a trust-based corporate culture. |
BusinessWeek June 27, 2005 Coy & Brady |
Old. Smart. Productive. Surprise! The graying of the workforce is better news than you think. People in their late 50s, 60s, and 70s have now become the largest underutilized pool of human resources in the economy. |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Nanette Byrnes |
The Benefits Trap Old-line companies have pledged a trillion dollars to retirees. Now they're struggling to compete with new rivals, and many can't pay the bill. Some are racing to cut or drop retiree medical benefits to give a quick boost to their bottom lines. |
IDB America February 2006 |
A Brighter Outlook for Pensions? The new book, A Quarter Century of Pension Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Next Steps, analyzes triumphs and pitfalls of the pension reforms that swept Latin America, and offers lessons for the road ahead. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 |
Remarks by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke The Coming Demographic Transition: Will We Treat Future Generations Fairly? -- Over the next few decades, the U.S. population will grow significantly older, a development that will affect our society and our economy in many ways. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 |
How Nations Can Age Gracefully Demography is not destiny. As the debate over aging gets under way around the world, it would be wise to keep that in mind. |
Salon.com October 27, 2000 Cathy Young |
One good reason to vote for Bush Social Security is on its last legs, and the limited privatization backed by the GOP candidate can save it. But Al Gore won't even admit there's a problem... |
Financial Advisor August 2008 Jef Schlegel |
The Clock Is Ticking If you believe the hype, the retirement picture isn't pretty. How secure are your clients' retirement plans? |
Finance & Development September 2010 Mark Horton |
How Grim a Fiscal Future? For most advanced economies, both the near term and the longer term are tight, but there are ways to ease budget pressures |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Dexter Roberts |
The Great Wail Of China Disastrous pension predicaments are an example of the tremendous challenges facing a rapidly aging but still relatively poor China. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- When It Comes To The Economy, Population Matters Based on demographic trends, Asia's population could grow to become the most productive in the world. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2010 Nick Kapur |
Avoid the Iceberg That Could Sink Your Portfolio Investors must face the dawn of a new era, one that may bring with it heavy and unprecedented declines in consumer strength and labor power. |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Three International ETFs Facing Shrinking Populations Take a look at three country-specific ETFs that could face headwinds created by a shrinking population going forward. |
TIME Asia August 2, 2010 Michael Schuman |
A Clouded Outlook While Asia lurches forward in business and politics, Japan inches backward. |
Job Journal March 6, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Golden Years Losing Glitter Debate about imperiled pension plans won't help those about to retire. Even the President's current initiative to change Social Security does little to address the dilemma them. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Baily & Farrell |
Breaking Down Barriers to Growth Encouraging competition is key to reviving stalled industrial economies. |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Rich Miller |
Too Much Money A global savings glut is good for growth -- but risks are mounting. |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
Balancing the Burden The costs of benefits for current retirees fall more on future Americans than on future Italians. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Groome et al. |
Aging and Financial Markets Governments, domestic businesses, and financial markets compete globally for investment capital, and the potential economic effects of aging may adversely influence their competitive positions, as well as macroeconomic and financial stability. |
BusinessWeek February 2, 2011 Peter Coy |
The Youth Unemployment Bomb From Cairo to London to Brooklyn, too many young people are jobless and disaffected. Inside the global effort to put the next generation to work. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Coghlan & Hadley |
Retirement Catch-22: Too Young To Retire, Too Old To Hire The labor market has thrown a monkey wrench into the admirable retirement plans of many seniors and put many of them in a major bind. |