China is in the process of establishing a nationwide social insurance system that covers the
whole population for basic pension and medical insurance by 2020. The rapid increase in …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

This article, sets out a series of principles for pension design rooted in economic theory:
pension systems have multiple objectives, analysis should consider the pension system as a …

A very special debt of gratitude is owed to George C. Myers, former director of the Center for
Demographic Studies at Duke University, who passed away in 2000. Not only did Dr. Myers …

China's saving rate is high from many perspectives–historical experience, international
standards and model predictions. Furthermore, the average saving rate has been rising over …

Over the past two decades, China has rapidly increased its spending on its public pension
programs, to the point that pension funding is one of the government's largest expenditures …

We analyze intergenerational redistribution in emerging economies with the aid of an
overlapping generations model with endogenous labor supply. Growth is initially high but …

China's leaders are confronted with building a new support system in the countryside,
shifting the burden in urban China from the factory to the local state, and integrating new …

This paper studies how access to public pensions affects old-age support and child
investment in traditional societies. Guided by predictions from an overlapping generations …

As a result of rapid socio-economic change, a steep decline in the fertility rate and an ageing
population, the care regime in China faces challenges. Using existing data (primarily the …