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Design of employee pension benefits model and China's pension gender gap

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  • Lu, Xiaomeng
  • Dandapani, Krishnan

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The pension gender gap is a universal concern, and policymakers worldwide strive to address the factors leading to gender inequality. This study examines the pension gender gap problem and its causes and effects in China, conducting micro-empirical simulations on China's employee pension benefits model. We propose solutions to this gender inequality and suggest an intra-family pension benefits transfer for women in a family framework. For family units headed by a single woman, we recommend enhanced tax-deductible contributions by prior employers to strengthen the equality of pensions between genders throughout retirement. This additional support and enhancement of female pensions can effectively narrow the pension gap between male and female beneficiaries while maintaining the system's long-term sustainability. More importantly, these proposed enhancements minimize acute poverty while improving the living standards of female pensioners.

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  • Lu, Xiaomeng & Dandapani, Krishnan, 2023. "Design of employee pension benefits model and China's pension gender gap," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 56(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:glofin:v:56:y:2023:i:c:s1044028323000236
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gfj.2023.100828
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    Keywords

    China pension system; Gender pension gap; Wealth transfer;
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    JEL classification:

    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General

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