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How Can China Solve its Old Age Security Problem? The Interaction between Pension, SOE and Financial Market Reform

Forthcoming in Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2002

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 14 Oct 2001

Estelle James

Consultant

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The Political Economy of Structural Pension Reform

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The Political Economy of Structural Pension Reform

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Oct 2001

Estelle James and Sarah Brooks

Consultant and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Political Science

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The Political Economy of Structural Pension Reform

NEW IDEAS ABOUT OLD AGE SECURITY, Robert Holzmann and Joseph Stiglitz, eds., World Bank, 2001

Posted: 17 Dec 2001 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2011

Estelle James and Sarah Brooks

Consultant and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Political Science

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Annuities Markets Around the World: Money's Worth and Risk Intermediation

Number of pages: 92 Posted: 14 Oct 2001

Estelle James and Xue Song

Consultant and Government of the United States of America - Institute for Women's Policy Research

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Mutual Funds and Institutional Investments: What is the Most Efficient Way to Set Up Individual Accounts in a Social Security System?

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Mutual Funds and Institutional Investments: What is the Most Efficient Way to Set Up Individual Accounts in a Social Security System?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2099

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 07 Apr 1999

Estelle James, Gary D. Ferrier, James Smalhout and Dimitri Vittas

Consultant, University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of Business, Hudson Institute and World Bank - Financial Sector Development

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Mutual Funds and Institutional Investments: What is the Most Efficient Way to Set Up Individual Accounts in a Social Security System?

NBER Working Paper No. w7049

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 21 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2001

Estelle James, Gary D. Ferrier, James Smalhout and Dimitri Vittas

Consultant, University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of Business, Hudson Institute and World Bank - Financial Sector Development

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How Can China Provide Income Security for its Rapidly Aging Population?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1674

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Estelle James, Cheikh Kane and Monika Queisser

Consultant, World Bank and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Social Policy Division

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Administrative Costs and the Organization of Individual Retirement Account Systems: A Comparative Perspective

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2554

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Estelle James, James H. Smalhout and Dimitri Vittas

Consultant, World Bank and World Bank - Financial Sector Development

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Annuity Markets in Comparative Perspective: Do Consumers Get Their Money's Worth?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2493

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Estelle James and Dimitri Vittas

Consultant and World Bank - Financial Sector Development

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The Decumulation (Payout) Phase of Defined Contribution Pillars: Policy Issues in the Provision of Annuities and Other Benefits

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2464

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Estelle James and Dimitri Vittas

Consultant and World Bank - Financial Sector Development

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The Gender Impact of Pension Reform: And Which Policies Shape this Impact

Number of pages: 193 Posted: 11 Nov 2003

Estelle James, Alejandra Cox Edwards and Rebeca Wong

Consultant, California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Maryland Population Research Center

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Protecting the Old and Promoting Growth: A Defense of Averting the Old Age Crisis

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1570

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Estelle James

Consultant

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Pension Reform: Is There a Tradeoff between Efficiency and Equity?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1767

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Estelle James

Consultant

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New Systems for Old Age Security: Theory, Practice, and Empirical Evidence

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1766

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Estelle James

Consultant

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Coverage Under Old Age Security Programs and Protection for the Uninsured - What are the Issues?

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Coverage Under Old Age Security Programs and Protection for the Uninsured - What are the Issues?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2163

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 Oct 2001

Estelle James

Consultant

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Coverage Under Old Age Security Programs and Protection for the Uninsured - What are the Issues?

Revised version of "Old Age Protection for the Uninsured: What Are the Issues?" in SHIELDING THE POOR: SOCIAL PROTECTION IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, Nora Lustig, ed., Inter-American Development Bank and Brooking Institution Press, 2000

Posted: 24 Jan 2002

Estelle James

Consultant

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Is There a Quantity-Quality Tradeoff as Enrollments Increase? Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1768

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Palanigounder Duraisamy, Estelle James, Julia Ingrid Lane and Jee-Peng Tan

Madras Institute of Development Studies, Consultant, American University - Department of Economics and World Bank

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What Can We Learn from Other Countries About the Why's and How's of Individual Accounts in the U.S.?

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 29 Aug 2001

Estelle James

Consultant

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The Gender Impact of Pension Reform: A Cross-Country Analysis

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3074

Number of pages: 78 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Estelle James, Alejandra Cox Edwards and Rebeca Wong

Consultant, California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Maryland Population Research Center

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Crowd-Out, Adverse Selection and Information in Annuity Markets: Evidence from a New Retrospective Data Set in Chile

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2006-147

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Feb 2008

Alejandra Cox Edwards and Estelle James

California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics and Consultant

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Social Security Rules and Labor Force Participation of Older Workers: Evidence from Chile

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. 2009-202

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 24 Sep 2009

Alejandra Cox Edwards and Estelle James

California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics and Consultant

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How to Integrate Disability Benefits into an Individual Account System: The Chilean Model

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2006-111

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 19 Feb 2008

Estelle James and Augusto Iglesias

Consultant and Primerica

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Do Individual Accounts Postpone Retirement: Evidence from Chile

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2005-098

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 17 Feb 2008

Estelle James and Alejandra Cox Edwards

Consultant and California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics

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The Impact of Private Participation on Disability Costs: Evidence from Chile

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2007-161

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 Feb 2008

Estelle James, Alejandra Cox Edwards and Augusto Iglesias

Consultant, California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics and Primerica

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Payout Choices by Retirees in Chile: What are They and Why?

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2004-068

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 14 Feb 2008

Estelle James, Barros Martinez Guillermo and Augusto Iglesias

Consultant, Primamérica and Primerica

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Consultant

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