Supplementary Retirement Saving Schemes.
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Systemy dodatkowego oszczędzania na starość. Przesłanki, cele i znaczenie ekonomiczne
Supplementary Retirement Saving Schemes. Premises, Aims and Economic Importance

Author(s): Barbara Błaszczyk
Subject(s): Gerontology, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: pension system; private pension saving plans; employee pension funds; pension funds; additional retirement savings;

Summary/Abstract: This study presents the demographic and economic rationale for safeguarding dignity and security in old age by supplementing the public pension system with a system of supplementary pension schemes (sPs). The guiding principles for constructing an sPs are additionally presented and the scope and economic significance of these schemes is elaborated. The data presented below warrant the assertion that sPss are now a permanent component of the old-age social security system in many countries and constitute a significant portion of their financial assets.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 217-244
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish