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Maximum size of social security in a model of endogenous fertility

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  • Takashi Oshio

    (Hitotsubashi University)

  • Masaya Yasuoka

    (The University of Kitakyushu)

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Social security tends to be unsustainable in nature. It reduces individuals'' demand for children as a measure to support their lifestyle during old age, which in turn undermines the financial basis of social security. Using a simple overlapping generations model with endogenous fertility and income transfer from children to parents, we discuss the maximum size of a pay-as-you-go social security program that can prevent a cumulative reduction of fertility and make a program sustainable. We also show that a child-care allowance raises the maximum size of the program and raises an individual''s lifetime utility.

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  • Takashi Oshio & Masaya Yasuoka, 2009. "Maximum size of social security in a model of endogenous fertility," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 29(2), pages 644-654.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-09-00228
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    1. Yasuoka, Masaya & Goto, Naohisa, 2011. "Pension and child care policies with endogenous fertility," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 28(6), pages 2478-2482.
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    3. Yasuoka, Masaya, 2018. "Endogenous Fertility and Pension System," MPRA Paper 86131, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Masatoshi Jinno & Masaya Yasuoka, 2016. "Are the social security benefits of pensions or child-care policies best financed by a consumption tax?," Business and Economic Horizons (BEH), Prague Development Center, vol. 12(3), pages 94-112, September.
    5. Masatoshi Jinno & Masaya Yasuoka, 2016. "Tax System, Replacement Rate of Pension and Child Allowance," Applied Economics and Finance, Redfame publishing, vol. 3(3), pages 148-157, August.
    6. Masaya Yasuoka, 2013. "Can Child-Care Support Policies Halt Decreasing Fertility?," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 3(2), pages 409-419.
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    Keywords

    social security; fertility; intergenerational income transfer;
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    JEL classification:

    • H3 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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