Dimitri Vittas

World Bank - Financial Sector Development

Advisor

Washington, DC 20433

United States

http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/banking/insurance/contractual/vittas.html

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1.

The Role of Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries (with Particular Reference to Egypt)

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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The Global Growth of Mutual Funds

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Deepthi Fernando, Leora F. Klapper, Victor Sulla and Dimitri Vittas
World Bank, World Bank, World Bank - Research Department and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 779 (34,164)

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Financial History: Lessons of the Past for Reformers of the Present

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gerard Caprio and Dimitri Vittas
Williams College and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 597 (48,813)

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Regulatory Controversies of Private Pension Funds

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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The Insurance Industry in Mauritius

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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The Swiss Multi-Pillar Pension System: Triumph of Common Sense?

Number of pages: 91 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Monika Queisser and Dimitri Vittas
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Social Policy Division and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 450 (69,553)

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Financing Urban Services in Latin America: Spatial Distribution Issues

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 364
Number of pages: 154 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 435 (72,467)

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Urban Economics, Public & Municipal Finance, Municipal Financial Management, Public Sector Economics, Banks & Banking Reform

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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?

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
Downloads 376 (85,274)

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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
Downloads 48 (436,594)

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Pension Reform and Capital Market Development "Feasibility" and "Impact" Preconditions

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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Credit Policies: Lessons from East Asia

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas and Yoon Je Cho
World Bank - Financial Sector Development and World Bank
Downloads 347 (94,245)

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Upgrading the Investment Policy Framework of Public Pension Funds

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4499
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas, Gregorio Impavido and Ronan O'Connor
World Bank - Financial Sector Development, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Debt Markets, Emerging Markets, Investment and Investment Climate, Non Bank Financial Institutions

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Pension Funds in Central Europe and Russia: Their Prospects and Potential Role in Corporate Governance

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas and Roland Michelitsch
World Bank - Financial Sector Development and World Bank
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The Use of Derivatives to Hedge Embedded Options: The Case of Pension Institutions in Denmark

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4159
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jeppe Ladekarl, Regitze Ladekarl, Erik Brink Andersen and Dimitri Vittas
World Bank, Independent Consultant, Independent Consultant and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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Investment and Investment Climate, Economic Theory & Research, Insurance & Risk Mitigation, Non Bank Financial Institutions, Settlement of Investment Disputes

14.

Tunisia's Insurance Sector

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 237 (141,258)

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Improving the Investment Performance of Public Pension Funds: Lessons for the Social Insurance Fund of Cyprus from the Experience of Four OECD Countries

Cyprus Economic Policy Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 3-35
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 05 Aug 2009
Gregorio Impavido, Ronan O'Connor and Dimitri Vittas
International Monetary Fund (IMF), affiliation not provided to SSRN and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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Social security, public pension funds, notional reserves, asset management, fund governance

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

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
Downloads 230 (145,442)

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The Role of Occupational Pension Funds in Mauritius

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 222 (150,488)

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

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Estelle James and Dimitri Vittas
Consultant and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 220 (151,794)

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The Use of "Asset Swaps" by Institutional Investors in South Africa

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
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

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Estelle James and Dimitri Vittas
Consultant and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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Private Pension Funds in Hungary: Early Performance and Regulatory Issues

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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Personal Pension Plans and Stock Market Volatility

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas and Max Alier
World Bank - Financial Sector Development and World Bank
Downloads 197 (168,264)

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Private Pension Funds in Argentina's New Integrated Pension System

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 06 Jan 2005
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 170 (191,876)

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Public Debt Management and Debt Market Development in Cyprus: Evolution, Current Challenges and Policy Options

University of Cyprus Economics Research Centre - Economic Policy Paper No. 12-06
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Jul 2007
Constantinos Stephanou and Dimitri Vittas
BIS/Financial Stability Board and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 153 (209,808)

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Cyprus, public debt management, debt market development

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Pension Reform in Hungary: A Preliminary Assessment

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Roberto de Rezende Rocha and Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Middle East & North Africa Region and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 142 (222,932)

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Greco-Roman Lessons for Public Debt Management and Debt Market Development

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Greco-Roman Lessons for Public Debt Management and Debt Market Development

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas and Alessandra Campanaro
World Bank - Financial Sector Development and World Bank
Downloads 123 (250,257)

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Greco-Roman Lessons for Public Debt Management and Debt Market Development

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3414
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Alessandra Campanaro and Dimitri Vittas
World Bank and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 19 (592,882)

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Public Sector Economics, Strategic Debt Management, Environmental Economics & Policies, Banks & Banking Reform, Payment Systems & Infrastructure, Economic Theory & Research

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Policies to Promote Saving for Retirement: A Synthetic Overview

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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A Short Note on the ATP Fund of Denmark

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4505
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 136 (230,729)

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Debt Markets, Emerging Markets, Investment and Investment Climate, Pensions & Retirement Systems

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The Payout Phase of Pension Systems: A Comparison of Five Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5288
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Roberto de Rezende Rocha, Dimitri Vittas and Heinz P. Rudolph
World Bank - Middle East & North Africa Region, World Bank - Financial Sector Development and The World Bank
Downloads 127 (243,315)

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Pensions & Retirement Systems, Debt Markets, Emerging Markets, Insurance & Risk Mitigation, Investment and Investment Climate

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Designing the Payout Phase of Pension Systems: Policy Issues, Constraints and Options

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5289
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Roberto de Rezende Rocha and Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Middle East & North Africa Region and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 92 (304,494)

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Debt Markets, Pensions & Retirement Systems, Insurance & Risk Mitigation, Non Bank Financial Institutions, Emerging Markets

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Contractual Savings in Countries with a Small Financial Sector

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas, Gregorio Impavido and Alberto R. Musalem
World Bank - Financial Sector Development, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
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Designing the Payout Phase of Funded Pension Pillars in Central and Eastern European Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5276
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas, Heinz P. Rudolph and John Pollner
World Bank - Financial Sector Development, The World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 65 (372,173)

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Debt Markets, Pensions & Retirement Systems, Financial Literacy, Insurance & Risk Mitigation, Investment and Investment Climate

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The Mechanics and Regulation of Variable Payout Annuities

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5762
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development
Downloads 54 (407,504)

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Debt Markets, Insurance & Risk Mitigation, Investment and Investment Climate, Pensions & Retirement Systems, Non Bank Financial Institutions

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Bank Regulation and the Network Paradigm: Policy Implications for Developing and Transition Economies

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1631
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 05 Jan 2017
Patrick Honohan and Dimitri Vittas
Trinity College Dublin - Department of Economics and World Bank - Financial Sector Development
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Financial Crisis Management & Restructuring, Environmental Economics & Policies, Economic Theory & Research, Banks & Banking Reform, Payment Systems & Infrastructure, Financial Intermediation

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Bank Regulation and the Network Paradigm

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 1631
Posted: 23 Dec 2016
Patrick Honohan and Dimitri Vittas
Trinity College Dublin - Department of Economics and World Bank - Financial Sector Development

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bank supervision; bank failures; financial deregulation

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The Argentine Pension Reform and its Relevance for Eastern Europe

Posted: 30 Mar 1998
Dimitri Vittas
World Bank - Financial Sector Development

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