Social Security and Households' Saving

S-Tier
Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 2003
Volume: 118
Issue: 3
Pages: 1075-1119

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper provides new evidence on the substitutability between private and pension wealth by exploiting the Italian pension reform of 1992. We use a difference-in-difference estimator that exploits the differential effects of the reform on individuals belonging to several year-of-birth cohorts and different occupational groups. We find convincing evidence that saving rates increase as a result of a reduction in pension wealth. By allowing for the possibility that substitutability changes with age, we find that substitutability is particularly high (and precisely estimated) for workers between 35 and 45.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:118:y:2003:i:3:p:1075-1119.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24