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The Pension Conundrum

Geoff Riley

21st November 2016

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Bob Denham and his team at Econ Films has produced a new short film on how changes in average life expectancy is affecting pension pay outs. Can public sector pensions continue to pay out?

The Pension Conundrum

Life expectancy has almost doubled since pensions were first introduced for government employees 100 years ago. To continue to afford pensions in the future we have limited options, each presenting difficult trade-offs. Meanwhile both private and public sector provision is changing.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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