Municipal employees and private-sector employees in Finland belong to separate earnings-related pension systems. Both systems are financed by contributions from the payroll, and are mostly pay-as-you-go. Thus if a municipality decides to buy services from the private sector, instead of producing...

This study analyses the adjustment of the Finnish earnings-related pension system to very low economic growth. The results show that a permanently lower growth rate of the wage bill would raise only moderately the pension contribution rates in the long term. This is because also the benefits are...

This study analyzes the sustainability implications of demographic and investment risks in the Finnish private sector pension system (TyEL). The results show that current contribution rate is likely to be too low to finance the future higher expenditure. The main sustainability problem is not,...

This study analyzes the sustainability implications of demographic and investment risks in the Finnish private sector pension system (TyEL). The results show that current contribution rate is likely to be too low to finance the future higher expenditure. The main sustainability problem is not,...

The amount of work done in the economy has been subject to a lot of debate in Finland recently. Unemployment is considered a major problem. On the other hand, extending annual working time receives little support. In fact, a widely held view is that one should reduce the working time of the...

Tutkimuksen tavoitteena on arvioida, nostiko vuoden 2005 eläkejärjestelmän ns. superkarttumasääntö eläköitymisikää 63 ikävuoden jälkeen. Tarkastelun kohteena on vuoden 1947 syntymäkohortin siirtyminen vuosina 2007-2015 vanhuuseläkkeelle. Superkarttuma mahdollisti paremman...

Tarkastelemme vapaaehtoisen eläkevakuutussäästämisen ja sen verotuksen vaikutusta eläkkeelle siirtymiseen. Tutkimuksen teoreettisessa osassa kuvataan ensin, miten eläkevakuutussäästämisen verokohtelu vaikutti eläkkeelle siirtymisen taloudellisiin kannusteisiin ennen vuotta 2005...