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dc.contributor.authorTausch, Franziskaen
dc.contributor.authorPotters, Janen
dc.contributor.authorRiedl, Arnoen
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-31-
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-10T11:57:57Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-10T11:57:57Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/39837-
dc.description.abstractRedistribution is an inevitable feature of collective pension schemes and economic experiments have revealed that most people have a preference for redistribution that is not merely inspired by self-interest. Interestingly, little is known on how these preferences interact with preferences for different pension schemes. In this paper we review the experimental evidence on preferences for redistribution and suggest some links to redistribution through pensions. For that purpose we distinguish between three types of situations. The first deals with distributional preferences behind a veil of ignorance. In the second type of situation, individuals make choices in front of the veil of ignorance and know their position. Finally, we discuss situations in which income is determined by interdependent rather than individual choices. In the closing parts of the paper we discuss whether and how these experimental results speak to the redistribution issues of pensions. For example, do they argue for or against mandatory participation? Should we have less redistribution and more actuarial fairness? How does this depend on the type of redistribution involved?en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x3156en
dc.subject.jelC90en
dc.subject.jelD01en
dc.subject.jelD03en
dc.subject.jelD63en
dc.subject.jelD64en
dc.subject.jelH55en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordredistributionen
dc.subject.keywordfairnessen
dc.subject.keywordpensionen
dc.subject.keywordinsuranceen
dc.subject.keywordexperimenten
dc.subject.stwGesetzliche Rentenversicherungen
dc.subject.stwVerteilungswirkungen
dc.subject.stwGerechtigkeiten
dc.subject.stwAltruismusen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Wohlfahrtsfunktionen
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.titlePreferences for redistribution and pensions: What can we learn from experiments?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn634265792en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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