Pension Fund Economics and Finance

Pension fund benefits are crucial for pensioners¿ welfare and pension fund savings have accumulated to huge amounts, covering a major part of world-wide institutional investments. However, the literature on pension fund economics and finance is rather limited. This book contributes to this literature and focuses on three important areas; the first is pension fund (in)efficiency, which has a huge impact on final benefits, particularly when annual spoilage accumulates over a lifetime; the second is investment behavior and risk-taking; the third field concerns two regulation issues. This groundbreaking book challenges the way pension fund economics is thought about and practiced.