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Contractual savings and public investment: are our retirement funds misallocated?

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  • Andrew Donaldson

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The paper charts the evolution of South Africa's pension fund industry spanning the past 40 years. It shows that the increase in assets under management has been accompanied by a relative decline in investment in public sector debt. The analysis raises important questions about sustainable financing of growth and development

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  • Andrew Donaldson, 2026. "Contractual savings and public investment: are our retirement funds misallocated?," Research Notes 202606, Bureau for Economic Research Impumelelo Growth Lab.
    • Handle: RePEc:cxs:wpaper:202606
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    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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