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Social Security Pension Reform in China

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China has legislated a mixed social security pension system with a defined benefit pay-as-you-go portion and an investment-based defined contribution portion. This paper analyses the economics of these two types of systems in the Chinese context and calculates the advantage to China of using an investment-based portion. Several options for reform of the recently legislated system are considered.

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  • Feldstein, Martin, 1999. "Social Security Pension Reform in China," Scholarly Articles 2794835, Harvard University Department of Economics.
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    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions

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