Pensions at a Glance 2005

Selection of OECD Pensions at a Glance indicators: how does your country compare? How to obtain this publication Summaries in 22 languages Country studies update (Finland, Korea) The first comprehensive book of its kind, this comparison of key features of pension systems of OECD countries provides coverage of retirement ages, benefit accrual rates, ceilings, and indexation.  Future pension entitlements are shown for full-career workers at different earnings levels.  Indicators measure redistribution in pension systems, the cost of countries' pension promises, and potential resource transfer.  Thirty country chapters explain pension systems and replacement rates in detail.

Named a "Notable Government Document" by the American Library Association.

"The massive OECD report, Pensions at a Glance, deserves much more than a glance.  It is a compendium of facts and analyses that should inform policy-making and public debate around the world for years to come.  By providing in clear and easy-to-understand form a wealth of information about pension systems throughout the OECD, it will make it much harder for even the most insular to ignore the valuable lessons to be learned from the pension experience of other nations."
-- Henry J. Aaron, The Brookings Institution

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Subsequent to publication of Pensions at a Glance, some further updates have been made for Finland and Korea. (click on links on country names to download the revised tables and charts). 

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