Pensions and savings in the UK

Published on 29 January 2004

In this lecture, for the IFS Public Economics Lectures series, we look at the challenges facing the government in pension reform in the contect of an ageing population.

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This lecture, for the IFS Public Economics Lectures series, covers the following points:

  • Why an economic policy issue?
  • Responding to the ageing population
  • Pressures on UK pensions system
  • Conceptual framework
  • What this suggests about UK policies
  • Reform as natural experiment: what economists can learn and contribute
  • Conclusions

Authors

Matthew Wakefield
Matthew Wakefield

Research Associate University of Bologna

Matthew is Associate Professor at the University of Bologna focusing on consumption and savings choices and how policy affects them.

Presentation details

Publisher
IFS

Suggested citation

Wakefield, M. (2004). 'Pensions and savings in the UK' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/pensions-and-savings-uk (accessed: 20 May 2024).

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