Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/2823 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 3479
Publisher: 
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London
Abstract: 
The Paper examines the possible effects of introducing a large-scale welfare reform in Sweden, namely, the introduction of comprehensive welfare accounts. Under this policy, individuals make mandatory contributions to accounts, which they can top up with voluntary contributions. In return, individuals’ welfare benefits are paid from their accounts. The Paper uses a large panel of individual income data to examine how the adoption of universal welfare accounts may affect economic activity. We find that this policy could be designed so as to reduce social insurance expenditure considerably, improve the incentives to work and save, all with relatively small redistributive impact.
JEL: 
H11
H21
H23
H51
H52
H53
H55
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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