The need for pension reform is widely discussed against the backdrop of falling fertility rates and rising longevity, with reference often made to Denmark as a model for pension system reform. This book offers an in-depth analysis of the Danish pension system; its design, performance, benefit structure, investment policies, regulation, and more.

1: Torben M. Andersen, Svend E. Hougaard Jensen, and Jesper Rangvid: The Danish Pension System: Design, Performance, and Challenges 2: Torben M. Andersen: The Danish Pension System in an International Comparison 3: Niels Lynggaard Hansen and Svend E. Hougaard Jensen: Income during Retirement: On the Role of Occupational Pensions and Home Equity as a Pension Device 4: Søren Fiig Jarner, Claus Munk, and Mogens Steffensen: Pension Product Design and Relations to the Danish Market 5: Peter Løchte Jørgensen, Henrik Ramlau-Hansen, and Jesper Rangvid: Asset Allocation, Investment Policies, and Returns 6: Jesper Berg: Regulation and Supervision of the Danish Pension System 7: Malene Kallestrup-Lamb, Søren Kjærsgård, and Søren Fiig Jarner: The Impact of Longevity on Pension Systems 8: Henrik Yde Andersen, Niels Lynggaard Hansen, and Andreas Kuchler: Pension Wealth and Macroeconomic Stability 9: Torben M. Andersen and Svend E. Hougaard Jensen: Public Finances and the Interplay Between Public and Private Pensions

Torben M. Andersen is professor in economics at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. He is research fellow at CEPR (London), CESifo (Munich), IZA (Bonn), and IfW (Kiel). His research mainly deals with labour market and public policy issues. He has published widely in international journals and books on stabilization policy, labour economics, public economics, and the economics of the Nordic welfare state. He has also been active in policy advice and has among other things served as chairman of the Danish Economic Council and the Danish Welfare Commission. He has been involved in policy advice for the European Commission and governments in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Canada, and Greenland. Svend E. Hougaard Jensen is Professor of Economics and Director of the Pension Research Centre (PeRCent) at Copenhagen Business School. He is chairman of Bruegel's Scientific Council, and he is a member of the Systemic Risk Council. His research has focused on monetary unification and fiscal policy in Europe, generational and macroeconomic effects of changing demographics, pensions and social security, structural reforms, and macroeconomic policy more generally. Jensen has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the European Commission, and other government agencies. Jesper Rangvid is Professor of Finance and Director of the Pension Research Centre (PeRCent) at Copenhagen Business School. In his research, Jesper Rangvid studies asset return determination and forecastability, financial crises, financial institutions (in particular asset managers and banks), international finance, and household finance. He was Chairman of the government-appointed committee that investigated the causes and consequences of the financial crisis in Denmark. He is a board member of The Medical Doctors' Pension Fund and The Medical Doctors' Pension Bank.

A coherent and accessible overview of a world-class pension system Explores how Denmark handles the complicated interplay between public and private pensions Examines how a public pension system can adjust to increases in longevity in order to maintain its financial viability Demonstrates to address challenges faced by pension funds in an environment of low interest rates and increased longevity