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The Impact of Nigeria’s New Pensions Reform on National Savings: Empirical Evidence

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  • Okweshine, Werikechukwu J.

    (University of Benin)

  • Kanwanye, Hilary T.

    (University of Benin)

Abstract

The study used a simple Keynesian macroeconomic framework to examine the effect of the new pension reform scheme on national savings in Nigeria during 2007-2016. Annual data of the relevant variables were obtained from secondary sources that include the National Pension Commission (Pencom), National Bureau of Statistics 2016, World Bank country data 2016, and the Central Bank of Nigeria bulletin 2016. The ordinary least squares (OLS) regression technique was utilized for the analyses. Empirical results show that pension assets have a significant negative effect on national saving, hence, an increase in pension assets hinders the growth of national savings in Nigeria. This situation can be explained by the continuous pension debt paid by the government to individuals who transited from the old to the new pension scheme. The results also show that income and deposit rates have a significant positive impact on savings. Finally, budget deficit and national savings are inversely related, with the former having a significant influence on the latter. The study recommends that the government should finance pension debt using tax; and that the pension fund should be invested in infrastructural development.

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  • Okweshine, Werikechukwu J. & Kanwanye, Hilary T., 2019. "The Impact of Nigeria’s New Pensions Reform on National Savings: Empirical Evidence," Tanzanian Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Dar es Salaam, vol. 9(1), pages 113-132, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:tanzer:0006
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    Keywords

    funded systems; transition; life-cycle model; tax financing; infrastructural development;
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    JEL classification:

    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare

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