Do we need voluntary pension schemes? The role of voluntariness in a pension system

• Authors: Marcinkiewicz Edyta
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper focuses on issues related to the role of voluntary schemes in a pension system in contrast to mandatory funded schemes. First, different classifications of multipillar pension systems are compared. The role and the place of voluntariness are analysed in the existing pension system typologies. Second, it discusses the justification for implementing a state policy that aims at increasing voluntary pension savings, and compares the featu- res and macroeconomic effects of implementation of the second and the third pillar in a pension system. The analysis is supported by data collected by the OECD regarding the coverage and replacement rates obtained from voluntary pension plans.

PL

Tematyka artykułu dotyczy roli dobrowolnych planów emerytalnych w zestawieniu z obowiązkowym systemem. Przedstawione w pierwszej części rozważania dotyczą porównania różnych typologii wielofilarowych systemów emerytalnych dokonanego pod kątem miejsca i roli dobrowolności. Ponadto dyskusji poddano zasadność polityki zmierzającej do zwiększenia dobrowolnych oszczędności emerytalnych poprzez porównanie makroekonomicznych efektów funkcjonowania drugiego i trzeciego filaru systemu emerytalnego. Przedstawione wnioski uzupełnia analiza danych dotyczących upowszechnienia dobrowolnych planów emerytalnych oraz stóp zastąpienia w krajach OECD.

Keywords

EN

pension system; pillars; voluntary schemes

PL

system emerytalny; filary; dobrowolne plany emerytalne

• Publisher: Instytut Polityki Społecznej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Problemy Polityki Społecznej. Studia i Dyskusje
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 33(2)
• Pages: 71-85

Contributors

author

Marcinkiewicz Edyta

• Lodz University of Technology, Department of Management

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