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June 20, 2026Competition & ChangeOpen Access

From risk to voice: Pensioner representation in Austrian and Dutch occupational pensions

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TMThomas MayerNZNatascha van der Zwan

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This comparative study examines how pensioners demand representation on pension fund boards, indicating the impact of financial risks.

Key Points

  • The paper investigates the implications of financial risk shifts for pension governance in Austria and the Netherlands.
  • Comparative analysis of pensioner representation in occupational pension funds in Austria and the Netherlands
  • Contextual case study examining political contexts and stakeholder dynamics
  • Evaluation of pensioners' demands for representation on pension fund boards
  • Pensioners' increasing financial risk drives demands for representation on pension fund boards in both countries.
  • Austrian pensioners experienced limited success in gaining decision-making power compared to their Dutch counterparts.
  • Shifting insider-outsider dynamics within national corporatist structures explain differences in outcomes between Austria and the Netherlands.

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Mayer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a363172db0793dc1a538497https://doi.org/10.1177/10245294261462226
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