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Towards an equitable and sustainable points system. A proposal for pension reform in Belgium

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  • SCHOKKAERT, ERIK
  • DEVOLDER, PIERRE
  • HINDRIKS, JEAN
  • VANDENBROUCKE, FRANK

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We describe the points system as proposed by the Belgian Commission for Pension Reform 2020–2040. Intragenerational equity can be realised through the allocation of points within a cohort. The intergenerational distribution is determined by fixing the value of a point for the newly retired and a sustainability parameter for the actual retirees. The value of the point links pensions to the average living standard of the employed population. We propose an automatic adjustment mechanism, in which a key role is played by the career length. This mechanism induces a balanced distribution of the burden of demographic and economic shocks over the different cohorts.

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  • Schokkaert, Erik & Devolder, Pierre & Hindriks, Jean & Vandenbroucke, Frank, 2020. "Towards an equitable and sustainable points system. A proposal for pension reform in Belgium," Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press, vol. 19(1), pages 49-79, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jpenef:v:19:y:2020:i:1:p:49-79_3
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    1. De Santis Gustavo, 2024. "Demography, Economy and Policy Choices: The Three Corners of the Pension Conundrum," Statistics, Politics and Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 15(2), pages 169-200.
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    5. BAURIN Arno, & HINDRIKS Jean,, 2020. "Pension financing and individual retirement account," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2020004, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
    6. Andras Simonovits, 2020. "Indexing public pensions in progress to wages or prices," CERS-IE WORKING PAPERS 2015, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies.
    7. Cetin, Sefane & Hindriks, Jean, 2023. "Sustainability of pension reforms: An EU-wide political stress," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2023016, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).

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