A European Comparative Study of Replacement Rates, Well-Being and Economic Adequacy

Benne van Popta and Onno Steenbeek share key findings from a study they did on Pension Reform in 9 countries, including Israel

The past two decades have been marked by changes in the structure of pension saving and the entities involved in pension savings.

This paper presents a large set of flexible products that can be easily tailored to meet individual customer demand.

A lit. review of household over-indebtness with emphasis on young debtors, in Israel and abroad

This report establishes the infrastructure for effective intervention in the conduct of the public in matters of pensions.

Most people in Western countries fail to plan sufficiently for retirement, two BGU researchers have claimed in a new study.

We provide a new model for an effective distribution of pension tax incentives.

This is the first book to explain why people misunderstand economics.

This study examined how successful was the implementation of compulsory pension in Israel.

We consider the surplus of an insurance company that employs reinsurance.

This paper is unique in its database of real people, and it reflects their actual behavior as well as their psychological attitudes.

This study investigates patterns of lay perception of economics, and in particular the place of conspiratorial thinking regarding the economic domain.

We report findings from a survey regarding the lay perception of the causes of the world-wide economic and financial crisis.

The current study examines the withdrawals preferences of the population of Israel and the psychological and demographic factors that affect them.

This paper examines the Central Banks credibility with psychological approach.

The obligatory pension applied to the market in early 2008 is designed first and foremost to reduce the rate of inequality and poverty in the retired po

This work documents the creation of the non-bank credit market in Israel and the failures discovered “loud and clear” during the global economic crisis.

The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of the advice given by an insurance agent, along with that of two further factors.

The study examined the extent of “The Annuity Puzzle” phenomenon in Israel and the influence of personal characteristics on saving preferences.

This study looking at whether the pension plan choice is related to the recommendation of the insurance agent.

This article was published as part of a series of economic disputes in order to differentiate between facts and opinions in the field of pensions.

There are different views of the role of the firm in a society and disagreements as to whether wealth maximization should be the sole goal of a corporat

The review was written upon request from Israel Consumer Council in order to examine the barriers to retirement saving in Israel.

The present study examined the question: “How does the individual respond to changes in his expected income in the event that it is known to him?”

This study examines the Israeli pension system with its two levels – National Insurance and Pensionary Saving.

This study is part of a comprehensive study designed to examine the development of the pension system in Israel, and the current image in its achievemen

This booklet reviews the implications of the 2003 reform on the rights of the insured in pension funds and explores the consequences of selling the new

This article, which was published in 2005, provided the basis for mandatory pension law legislation in Israel.