Pension Economics

This book presents a coherent introduction to the economics of pensions, providing the reader with an understanding of the many purposes of a pension system and the design possibilities available.

Torben M. Andersen is Professor in Economics at Aarhus University in Denmark and research fellow at CEPR, CESifo, IZA, PRICE, and PeRCent. His main research interests include the economics of the welfare state, labour economics, public economics, and pension economic, and he has published on these topics in international journals and several books. Andersen has been extensively involved in policy advice in Denmark, the Nordic countries, OECD, EU Commission, The World Bank, The European Economy Advisory Group, and various other contexts. He is also a member of various boards, and chairman of the Board of Directors at the Danish Pension Fund ATP.