Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/107569 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 8785
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
On January 1st 1994 Portugal introduced, for the first time, inflation indexation in the old-age pension formula. This change considerably decreased the uncertainty regarding the perception of the link between the stream of labor earnings and future pensions. The effect of indexation was large and, by itself, increased the expected pension amount by 28% in real terms. Individuals appear to have reacted to the policy change: labor earnings increase significantly during the eligible years approaching retirement age.
Subjects: 
pension policy reform
hours
earnings
tax-benefit link
JEL: 
J14
J26
J31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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