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Système de retraite et vieillissement

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The retirement systems of industrialized countries must be adjusted, because of the increasing ratio of pensioners to workers, How? In a context where the government guarantees the social contract, we show that during the process of aging, the size of the retirement system develops in the following way: it first increases until reaching its maximum sustainable level, and then decreases. It increases first because aging increases the power of the pensioners within the retirement institution. It subsequently decreases because aging reduces the government's political ability to guarantee the debt of the retirement system within its budget.

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  • Gilles Le Garrec, 2009. "Système de retraite et vieillissement," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 93-94, pages 349-361.
    • Handle: RePEc:adr:anecst:y:2009:i:93-94:p:349-361
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