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Collective Savings Pension Policy in an Economy with Heterogeneity and Informality

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  • Elías Albagli
  • Agustín H. Arias
  • Markus Kirchner

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We compare the macroeconomic effects of a fully funded individual defined contribution (IDC) pension scheme, an unfunded pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system, and a collective defined contribution (CDC) regime. Under the latter, contributions of workers from a given cohort are invested in capital markets and repaid to that cohort upon retirement; its collective nature arises from an intra-generational progressive redistributive rule. Our results from an overlapping generations model calibrated for Chile show that the CDC scheme has similar macroeconomic effects as an IDC plan, including a moderate positive effect on the formal labor market, aggregate savings, and output. The PAYG system has negative effects on all these dimensions. Critical for the success of the CDC scheme is conditioning benefits on contributions, to incentivize formal labor status. We conclude that a CDC policy stands as a sustainable alternative for countries with significant labor informality and income inequality.

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  • Elías Albagli & Agustín H. Arias & Markus Kirchner, 2024. "Collective Savings Pension Policy in an Economy with Heterogeneity and Informality," Estudios de Economia, University of Chile, Department of Economics, vol. 51(2), pages 325-381, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:udc:esteco:v:51:y:2024:i:2:p:325-381
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    JEL classification:

    • E26 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
    • E27 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market

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