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The desirability of pay-as-you-go pensions when relative consumption matters and returns are stochastic

Bilancini, Ennio and D'Antoni, Massimo The desirability of pay-as-you-go pensions when relative consumption matters and returns are stochastic. Economics Letters, 117. pp. 418-422. ISSN 0165-1765 (2012)

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Abstract

Under concerns for relative consumption a PAYG system becomes more attractive because it insures pensioners against the risk of being outperformed, but it becomes potentially less effective in hedging the risks associated with financial markets. The net effect is ambiguous.

Item Type: Article
Identification Number: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.06.026
Uncontrolled Keywords: Pay-as-you-go pensions; Fully funded pensions; Relative consumption; Risk aversion; Relativity
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Research Area: Economics and Institutional Change
Depositing User: Caterina Tangheroni
Date Deposited: 24 Jan 2018 11:31
Last Modified: 24 Jan 2018 11:31
URI: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/3880

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