The economics behind Winsor

Understand this issue

Why saving for a pension has become more risky

comment

"Many working-age people may not realise just how much risk they are facing when it comes to ensuring financial security in retirement."

5 June 2023

Why politicians need to think long-term about pensions

podcast

We talk through the challenges facing the UK pensions system and future generations of pensioners.

26 April 2023

We must act now to prevent a real pensions crisis developing in future

comment

"If we are to avoid sleepwalking into a future much worse than the present, we need to start acting now." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.

24 April 2023

Policy analysis

Early retirement increasingly concentrated amongst the wealthy

press release

We provide new evidence on retirement patterns in the UK.

1 November 2023

What do pensions freedoms mean for financing retirement?

event 30 June 2023 at 10:00

At this online event we presented the findings of a new report looking at how people access their defined contribution pension wealth.

How important are defined contribution pensions for financing retirement?

report

We provide new evidence on the importance of defined contribution pensions in financing the retirement of those currently approaching retirement.

30 June 2023

Academic research

The effect of tax incentives on private pension saving

working paper

This paper estimates the responsiveness of private pension saving to tax incentives for employees in England and Wales.

24 February 2023

The effect of pension wealth on employment

working paper

This study provides novel evidence about the pension wealth elasticity of employment.

3 January 2023

Managing retirement incomes

working paper

In this paper we discuss the state of the literature relating to the decumulation of retirement wealth and the management of retirement incomes.

14 January 2022