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Regressive intracohort redistribution in nonfinancial defined contribution pension

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  • Andras Simonovits

    (Institute of Economics Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

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Nonfinancial defined contribution (NDC) pension systems have recently become popular because they provide the strong incentives of the private funded systems without requiring a difficult transition period. Using the framework of mechanism design, these systems have theoretically been criticized because they neglect the regressive intracohort redistribution: longer lived workers retire later and are rewarded as if their life expectancies were average. Now we document this by Hungarian data, and giving up the framework of mechanism design, we corroborate our earlier qualitative findings withthe more realistic benefit adjustment function and wage heterogeneity.

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  • Andras Simonovits, 2013. "Regressive intracohort redistribution in nonfinancial defined contribution pension," KRTK-KTI WORKING PAPERS 1312, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies.
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    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions

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