Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/190457 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
IEHAS Discussion Papers No. MT-DP - 2016/33
Publisher: 
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Budapest
Abstract: 
Though never stated explicitly, there is a hidden hypothesis that in a normal pension system, the retirement age and the contribution length are strongly and positively correlated. We compare the time paths of male and female correlation coefficients in Austria, Hungary, Germany and Sweden for several years and categories; and obtain a mixed picture. Hungary stands out with its strong negative correlation but the remaining three countries cannot boast with strongly positive correlation, either. Further work is needed to understand the significance of our findings but they signal some problems with these systems: heterogeneously fragmented careers and unfair benefit rules.
Subjects: 
public pension system
length of employment
fragmented careers
retirement age
JEL: 
H55
J26
J64
ISBN: 
978-615-5594-74-8
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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