Publications & Documents

Staying the Course: Don’t let COVID-19 affect your pension too

Planning for tomorrow may seem like wishful thinking when life today is tough. COVID-19 is disrupting the livelihoods of many around the globe. On top of the health threat, many people have lost their jobs, especially in hard-hit sectors like tourism, retail and aviation, making it harder to save for retirement.

The role of funded pensions in providing retirement income to people in non-standard forms of work

The role and design of funded private pensions will change as labour market patterns change and the proportion of workers engaged in non-standard forms of work is growing in many OECD countries. This OECD-EU project analyses whether workers who are self-employed or employed under non-standard contracts require different forms of funded pension provision.

La crise du COVID-19 intensifie la pression sur les systèmes de pension privés et publics

Dans un nouveau rapport, l’OCDE indique que la crise du COVID-19 a non seulement mis à rude épreuve l’épargne-retraite et les dispositifs de pension de vieillesse, mais a aussi créé de nouvelles difficultés dans ce domaine.

OECD Pensions Outlook 2020

Launch of the 2020 OECD Pensions Outlook

7 December 2020 - Every two years, the OECD Pensions Outlook provides an analysis of the main policy issues affecting pensions in OECD countries and assesses trends in retirement income systems. It discusses policy initiatives for strengthening the sustainability and resilience of pension systems, funded private pension systems in particular.

Financial incentives and retirement savings

Launched in 2014, this project reviews the cost effectiveness of tax and other financial incentives. It assesses more efficient ways of using public money to increase savings for retirement, retirement income and replacement rates.

Financial incentives for funded private pension plans: OECD country profiles, 2020

04/12/2020 - This report describes the tax treatment of retirement savings in OECD countries. It also covers non-tax financial incentives provided to encourage individuals to save for retirement in funded private pension plans.

Leveraging technology and innovation for disaster risk management and financing

This joint report by OECD and ADB examines how emerging technologies and innovation can improve the management of disaster and climate risks and the availability and affordability of financial protection tools.

Pension Policy Notes and Reviews

The Pension Policy Notes summarise the main features of countries’ pension systems and the policy challenges each of them faces and the Pension Policy Reviews provide an in-depth analysis of the different components of countries’ pension systems.

OECD Reviews of Pension Systems: Czech Republic