assess the impact of recent reforms on the ability of systems to alleviate poverty and maintain living standards, using … most countries poverty alleviation remains strong. However, moves to link benefits to contributions have made some systems … individuals above the 60% relative poverty threshold throughout retirement. Our simulations suggest that the gradual negative …

indicators minimise the impact of systemic reforms on the poverty alleviation and income replacement functions of pension systems …. They suggest that these reforms have decreased generosity significantly, but that the poverty alleviation function remains …