On the Distributional Effects of Social Security Reform
How will the distribution of welfare, consumption and leisure across households be affected by social security reform? This paper addresses this question for social security reforms with a two-tier structure by comparing steady states under a realistic version of the current US system and under the two-tier system. The first tier is a mandatory, defined-contribution pension offering a retirement annuity proportional to the value of taxes paid, whereas the second tier guarantees a minimum retirement income. Our findings, which are summarized in the introduction, do not in general favor the implementation of pay-as-you go versions of the two-tier system for the US economy.
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1998-01
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Authors: | Huggett, Mark ; Ventura, Gustavo |
Institutions: | Centro de Investigación Económica (CIE), Departamento Académico de Economía |
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