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dc.contributor.authorFuster, Luisaen
dc.contributor.authorImrohoroglu, Ayseen
dc.contributor.authorImrohoroglu, Selahattinen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T15:52:45Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T15:52:45Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/18769-
dc.description.abstractThe aging of the populations in the OECD countries has prompted various calls for reforming the existing pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pension systems. Currently, there is renewed discussion in the United States about partial privatization where a fraction of the social security payroll tax would be diverted to Personal Security Accounts. In this paper, we quantitatively evaluatethe welfare effects of reforming social security by introducing a PSA with and without mandatory annuitization in an economic environment with bequests and borrowing constraints. Our setup allows us to assess whether mandatory saving or mandatory annuitization of accumulated PSA wealth at retirement is welfare enhancing, and if so, for what type of individuals. Our setup follows Fuster, Imrohoroglu, and Imrohoroglu (2003) and studies various pension schemes in a two-sided altruistic framework where social security provides insurance against individual income and lifespan uncertainty. This framework is wellsuited to consider the annuity role of social security for single individuals versus for households where families also provide annuity insurance to their members. Our main findings can be summarized as follows:? A majority of households prefer a PSA reform (with or without mandatory annuitization) over the current PAYG pension system. Aggregate capital, output, and consumption, as well as individuals' lifetime welfare, are higher in the reformed pension system. ? Mandatory annuitization benefits most households.In light of these findings, structuring the social security reform along a two-tiered system with a safety net for low income households that do not have access to family insurance, and allowing all households to accumulate retirement wealth faster through PSAs, and finally, requiring some level of annuitization of this wealth appear welfare improving for a large fraction of households.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x1405en
dc.subject.jelE6en
dc.subject.jelE2en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.stwRentenreformen
dc.subject.stwPrivate Rentenversicherungen
dc.subject.stwGesetzliche Rentenversicherungen
dc.subject.stwUmlageverfahrenen
dc.subject.stwVersicherungspflichten
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.subject.stwVereinigte Staatenen
dc.titlePersonal security accounts and mandatory annuitization in a dynastic framework-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn479305102en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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