EINAR OVERBYE The Norwegian Social Research Institute, PETER A. KEMP University of York

• Contents: Introduction, Einar Overbye and Peter A. Kemp. Promoting Later Exit: Pension incentives and early retirement, Richard Blundell; Role of the firm in early retirement, Tuulia Hakola and Roope Uusitalo. Reform Experiences: Brazilian social security and Latin-American structural reforms, Milko Matijascic; Social security reform: the United States in 2002, Andrew A. Samwick; Do individuals make informed pension programme choices? Evidence from Columbia, Kristin J. Kleinjans; Swedish pension reform: comments and reflections, Tor Eriksen and Edward Palmer; Elderly assistance in Italy and the social pension scheme, Daniela Monacelli; The failures of Bismarck and Beveridge: the case of old-age pensions for the self-employed in Belgium, Bea Cantillon; The politics of pension reform in Greece, Polyxeni Triantafillou; Financial resources in retirement: the roles of pensions and other sources, Peter Scherer. Pension Reforms and the Emerging Public/Private Mix: The relationship of the public/private mix with poverty and inequality, Martin Rein and Christina Behrendt; Income change and distribution upon widowhood: comparison of Britain, the United States and Germany, Karen Holden and Jennie Brand; Index.

EINAR OVERBYE The Norwegian Social Research Institute, PETER A. KEMP University of York

• Contents: Introduction, Einar Overbye and Peter A. Kemp. Promoting Later Exit: Pension incentives and early retirement, Richard Blundell; Role of the firm in early retirement, Tuulia Hakola and Roope Uusitalo. Reform Experiences: Brazilian social security and Latin-American structural reforms, Milko Matijascic; Social security reform: the United States in 2002, Andrew A. Samwick; Do individuals make informed pension programme choices? Evidence from Columbia, Kristin J. Kleinjans; Swedish pension reform: comments and reflections, Tor Eriksen and Edward Palmer; Elderly assistance in Italy and the social pension scheme, Daniela Monacelli; The failures of Bismarck and Beveridge: the case of old-age pensions for the self-employed in Belgium, Bea Cantillon; The politics of pension reform in Greece, Polyxeni Triantafillou; Financial resources in retirement: the roles of pensions and other sources, Peter Scherer. Pension Reforms and the Emerging Public/Private Mix: The relationship of the public/private mix with poverty and inequality, Martin Rein and Christina Behrendt; Income change and distribution upon widowhood: comparison of Britain, the United States and Germany, Karen Holden and Jennie Brand; Index.

EINAR OVERBYE The Norwegian Social Research Institute, PETER A. KEMP University of York

• Contents: Introduction, Einar Overbye and Peter A. Kemp. Promoting Later Exit: Pension incentives and early retirement, Richard Blundell; Role of the firm in early retirement, Tuulia Hakola and Roope Uusitalo. Reform Experiences: Brazilian social security and Latin-American structural reforms, Milko Matijascic; Social security reform: the United States in 2002, Andrew A. Samwick; Do individuals make informed pension programme choices? Evidence from Columbia, Kristin J. Kleinjans; Swedish pension reform: comments and reflections, Tor Eriksen and Edward Palmer; Elderly assistance in Italy and the social pension scheme, Daniela Monacelli; The failures of Bismarck and Beveridge: the case of old-age pensions for the self-employed in Belgium, Bea Cantillon; The politics of pension reform in Greece, Polyxeni Triantafillou; Financial resources in retirement: the roles of pensions and other sources, Peter Scherer. Pension Reforms and the Emerging Public/Private Mix: The relationship of the public/private mix with poverty and inequality, Martin Rein and Christina Behrendt; Income change and distribution upon widowhood: comparison of Britain, the United States and Germany, Karen Holden and Jennie Brand; Index.