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    The impact of structural Pension reforms on the macroeconomic performance: an empirical analysis

    Theophilopoulou, Angeliki (2008) The impact of structural Pension reforms on the macroeconomic performance: an empirical analysis. Working Paper. Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK.

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    Abstract

    Abstract Whether pension reforms lead to an improvement in macroeconomic performance is a controversial question. Some countries, which have implemented reforms, claim better economic performance while in others a positive result has yet to be seen. This paper explores two aspects of this issue further: Firstly, we provide a comprehensive investigation of the impact of pension reforms on output, capital stock and consumption. Secondly, we attempt to uncover the factors which lead to cross country heterogeneity in the impact of reform. Our results suggest that pension reform led to an improvement in macroeconomic performance. However, there is also evidence to suggest that this improvement was more pronounced in countries with lower public debt, lower age dependency ratio, more developed financial markets and a higher rate of privatisations.

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    Item Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
    Additional Information: BWPEF 0806
    Keyword(s) / Subject(s): Pension Reform, Dynamic Panels, Preliminary Version
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Business and Law > Birkbeck Business School
    Depositing User: Administrator
    Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2013 07:13
    Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 17:06
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/7590

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