01671cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001314 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451856033 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Barr, N. Reforming Pensions : Myths, Truths, and Policy Choices / N. Barr. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (56 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper discusses the strategic building blocks of pension reform. The early sections set out the simple economics of pensions and discuss a series of myths which have proved remarkably persistent. Subsequent sections draw together the conclusions for policy design from earlier theoretical discussion, set out the prerequisites which any pension reform must respect, and discuss the range of choices facing policymakers. The main conclusions are threefold: the key variable is effective government; from an economic perspective the difference between PAYG and funding is second order; and the range of potential choice over pension design is wide. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/139 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/139/001.2000.issue-139-en.xml IMF e-Library