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dc.contributor.authorKoethenbuerger, Markoen
dc.contributor.authorPoutvaara, Panuen
dc.contributor.authorProfeta, Paolaen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T15:52:42Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T15:52:42Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/18761-
dc.description.abstractWe suggest a political economy explanation for the stylized fact that intragenerationally more redistributive social security systems are smaller. Our key insight is that linking benefits to past earnings (less redistributiveness) reduces the efficiency cost of social security (due toendogenous labor supply). This encourages voters who benefit from social security to support higher contribution rates in political equilibrium. We test our theory with a numerical analysis of eight European countries. Our simple, but suggestive median voter model performs relatively well in explaining the stylized fact and cross-country differences in social securitycontribution rates.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x1397en
dc.subject.jelD72en
dc.subject.jelH55en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordearnings-related and flat-rate benefitsen
dc.subject.keywordsocial securityen
dc.subject.keywordpublic pensionsen
dc.subject.keywordmedian voter modelen
dc.subject.stwSozialversicherungen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Sicherungen
dc.subject.stwEinkommensumverteilungen
dc.subject.stwSozialversicherungsbeitragen
dc.subject.stwUmlageverfahrenen
dc.subject.stwMedian Voteren
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwEU-Staatenen
dc.titleWhy are more redistributive social security systems smaller? : A median voter approach-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn479296715en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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