Maximal benefit of old-age pension program

Quick info
Data type	Numeric
Scale	Metric
Value labels	Not applicable
Technical name	old_pension_reprate_max
Category	Old age and survivors
Label	Maximal benefit of old-age pension program
Related indicators	old_pension_reprate old_pension_reprate_min

This indicator reflects the maximal pension replacement rate that the poorest segments of workers can receive.

Coding rules

Maximal pension replacement rate of the poorest segments of workers.

Bibliographic info

Citation: Grünewald, Aline. 2020. "The historical origins of old-age pension schemes: Mapping global patterns."Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy: 1-19. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-international-and-comparative-social-policy/article/abs/historical-origins-of-oldage-pension-schemes/2B14501D496F04C354DE0A32F1C94BE2

Related publications:

• Grünewald, Aline. 2021. "From Benefits and Beneficiaries: The Historical Origins of Old-Age Pensions From a Political Regime Perspective." Comparative Political Studies 54 (8): 1424-1458.

Misc

Project manager(s): Aline Grünewald

Data release:

• Version 0.001: Initial release

Revisions: No revisions yet

Sources

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