Pestieau, Pierre 1943-

Overview

Works:	222 works in 404 publications in 7 languages and 3,020 library holdings
Roles:	Editor, Honoree
Classifications:	hd7105.45.e85, 331.2522094

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Publications about Pierre Pestieau

Publications by Pierre Pestieau

Most widely held works by Pierre Pestieau

Pension strategies in Europe and the United States ( Book )
13 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 593 libraries worldwide

The welfare state in the European Union : economic and social perspectives by Pierre Pestieau ( Book )
10 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 333 libraries worldwide
This book provides a balanced and rigorous account of the current functioning and performance of the welfare state in Europe. Its main feature is a basic trust in the various missions of the welfare state, particularly poverty alleviation. Accordingly, in an attempt at comparing different welfare states across the European Union, it uses the methodology of public economics to deal with the trade-off between equity and efficiency. It also offers some thoughts regarding the prospects. for success of the welfare state. - ;This book offers an account of the performance of the welfare state in the.

The Performance of public enterprises : concepts and measurement ( Book )
6 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 301 libraries worldwide

Social security and early retirement by Robert Fenge ( Book )
5 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 241 libraries worldwide
"The contrasting trends toward earlier retirement and greater longevity have resulted in steadily increasing retirement costs over the last forty years. One important factor influencing early retirement decisions is the expansion of retirement benefits; but studies predict that most countries, particularly those with early retirement incentives, will be unable to meet future pension and social security obligations. In this timely CESifo volume, Robert Fenge and Pierre Pestieau examine empirical and theoretical evidence that explains why early retirement has become such a burden for social security systems and suggest pension system reforms that will reverse the trend." "Drawing on evidence from the European Union (with comparisons to other industrialized countries including the United States and Canada), the authors demonstrate that the effective retirement age is influenced by social security regulations (such as a change in eligibility age) and discuss ways of measuring these embedded incentives. Fenge and Pestieau examine the implicit taxes on prolonged working life from normative and political economy perspectives. They discuss optimal payroll tax rates that minimize distortions of labor supply and retirement decisions and consider alternative ways of finance benefits, including consumption and capital income taxation. They discuss why policies are designed to discourage employment among older workers and way reforms to counter this often meet resistance. They demonstrate, contrary to the belief of many European governments, that pushing older workers into retirement does not free jobs for young unemployed workers. They show that the gap between salaries and productivity is an incentive for employers to rid themselves of older workers and argue that governments should not support this behavior by compensating older workers for the difference between severance payments and salaries in early retirement programs."--Jacket.

Public enterprise in Western Europe by Henry Parris ( Book )
5 editions published between 1986 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 187 libraries worldwide

Social security and retirement in Belgium by Pierre Pestieau ( Book )
6 editions published in 1997 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 93 libraries worldwide

Public finance in a world of transition : proceedings of the 47th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance = Institut International de Finances Publiques, St. Petersburg, 1991 by International Institute of Public Finance ( Book )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 82 libraries worldwide

L'économie souterraine by Pierre Pestieau ( Book )
4 editions published in 1989 in French and held by 80 libraries worldwide

Économie publique by Société canadienne de science économique ( Book )
2 editions published in 2000 in French and held by 65 libraries worldwide

Trois essais sur la science économique contemporaine [Three essays on the state of economic science by Tjalling Charles Koopmans ( Book )
2 editions published between 1966 and 1970 in French and held by 57 libraries worldwide

Épargne, assurance-vie et retraite ( Book )
1 edition published in 2003 in French and held by 36 libraries worldwide

The political economy of redistributive social security by Pierre Pestieau ( Book )
5 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 28 libraries worldwide

The political economy of social security by Georges Casamatta ( Book )
8 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 22 libraries worldwide

Are we retiring too early by Pierre Pestieau ( Book )
4 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 18 libraries worldwide

Social security, retirement age and optimal income taxation by Helmuth Cremer ( Book )
4 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide
It is often argued that implicit taxation on continued activity of elderly workers is responsible for the widely observed trend towards early retirement. In a world of laissez-faire or of first-best efficiency, there would be no such implicit taxation. The point of this paper is that when first-best redistributive instruments are not available, because some variables are not observable, the optimal policy does imply a distortion of the retirement decision. Consequently, the inducement of early retirement may be part of the optimal tax-transfer policy. We consider a model in which individuals differ in their productivity and their capacity to work long and choose both their weekly labor supply and their age of retirement. We characterize the optimal non linear tax-transfer that maximizes a utilitarian welfare function when weekly earnings and the length of active life are observable while individuals' productivity and health status are not observable.

Labour mobility, redistribution and pensions reform in Europe by Alain Jousten ( Book )
3 editions published in 2001 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 16 libraries worldwide

Disability testing and retirement by Helmuth Cremer ( Book )
9 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 15 libraries worldwide

Finances publiques : finances privées by Bernard Jurion ( Book )
1 edition published in 2000 in French and held by 15 libraries worldwide

Intergenerational transfer of human capital and optimal education policy by Helmuth Cremer ( Book )
6 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 13 libraries worldwide

Is Migration A Good Substitute For Education Subsidies by Frederic Docquier ( Book )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide
Assuming a given educational policy, the recent brain drain literature reveals that skilled migration can boost the average level of schooling in developing countries. This paper introduces educational subsidies determined by governments concerned by the number of skilled workers remaining in the country. The theoretical analysis shows that developing countries can benefit from skilled emigration when educational subsidies entail high .fiscal distortions. However when taxes are not too distortionary, it is desirable to impede emigration and subsidize education. The authors investigate the empirical relationship between educational subsidies and migration prospects, obtaining a negative relationship for 105 countries. Based on this result, the analysis revisits the country specific effects of skilled migration upon human capital. The findings show that the endogeneity of public subsidies reduces the number of winners and increases the magnitude of the losses.