TY - JOUR EP - 422 ID - eprints3880 VL - 117 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.06.026 JF - Economics Letters AV - none TI - The desirability of pay-as-you-go pensions when relative consumption matters and returns are stochastic Y1 - 2012/// KW - Pay-as-you-go pensions; Fully funded pensions; Relative consumption; Risk aversion; Relativity SP - 418 N2 - 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. A1 - Bilancini, Ennio A1 - D'Antoni, Massimo PB - Elsevier SN - 0165-1765 ER -