Title

Pensions and Productivity

Year

1998

Abstract

Employers typically view their investment in pension plans as a means of providing retirement income for their workers. Economists, on the other hand, view pension programs as a way to increase workplace productivity. Dorsey, Cornwell and Macpherson explore the theoretical and empirical basis for this perspective and, in the process, offer a complete and up-to-date discussion on the productivity theory of pensions.

Contents

  1. Pensions and the Labor Market
  2. An Overview of Private Pensions and Policy
  3. Pension Incentives
  4. Pension Incentives and Internal Labor Markets
  5. Empirical Evidence on Pensions and Productivity
  6. Estimates of the Pension/Training Relationship
  7. Estimates of Pension Coverage and Productivity Differentials
  8. Summary and Conclusions

ISBN

9780880991865 (cloth) ; 9780880991858 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

EMPLOYMENT and COMPENSATION; Retirement and pensions; Employer strategies; Pensions; Wages and benefits