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Increased Pension Savings: Blessing or Curse? Social Security Reform in a Two‐Sector Growth Model

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  • BAS VAN GROEZEN
  • LEX MEIJDAM
  • HARRIE A. A. VERBON

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This paper analyses the consequences of a switch to a more funded pension scheme for economic growth in an economy that consists of a capital‐intensive commodity sector with endogenous growth and a labour‐intensive services sector. The increased savings cause long‐run growth to be higher in a closed economy, provided capital and labour are not strong substitutes. The reverse holds for a small open economy. More funding can therefore turn out to be a curse instead of a blessing for future generations, unless countries implement their reforms simultaneously or impose a tax on labour‐intensive services.

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  • Bas Van Groezen & Lex Meijdam & Harrie A. A. Verbon, 2007. "Increased Pension Savings: Blessing or Curse? Social Security Reform in a Two‐Sector Growth Model," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 74(296), pages 736-755, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:econom:v:74:y:2007:i:296:p:736-755
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00557.x
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