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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452486503321

Autore

Cataln Mario <1972->

Titolo

A tradeoff between the output and current account effects of pension reform [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Mario Catalan and Nicolas E. Magud

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, c2012

ISBN

1-4755-7934-9

1-4755-7635-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (25 p.)

Collana

IMF working paper ; ; WP/12/283

Altri autori (Persone)

MagudNicolas

Soggetti

Industrial productivity - Econometric models

Balance of payments - Econometric models

Pensions - Econometric models

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Abstract; Contents; I. Introduction; II. The Model; III. Results; A. Baseline; B. Reform I: Increasing the Retirement Age; C. Reform II: Cutting Pension Benefits; D. The Long-Run Tradeoff between Output and the Current Account; Tables; 1. Baseline Parameter Values; Figures; 1. Baseline Household's Wage, Pension, Disposable Income, Consumption, and Saving Profiles by Age; 2. Effects of Pension Reforms o Household's Disposable Income and Consumption Profiles by Age; 3. Effects of Pension Reforms on Household's Labor Effort Profile by Age

4. The Long-Run Tradeoff between Output and the Current Account2. Results; Appendix: Household's Optimization Problem; References

Sommario/riassunto

We compare the long-term output and current account effects of pension reforms that increase the retirement age with those of reforms that cut pension benefits, conditional on reforms achieving similar fiscal targets. We show the presence of a policy trade-off. Pension reforms that increase the retirement age have a large positive effect on output, but a small (and often negative) effect on the current account. In contrast, reforms that cut pension benefits improve the current account balance but reduce output. Mixed pension reforms, which



extend the working life and cut pension benefits, can