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Le débat Samuelson-Lerner et les régimes de retraite publics

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  • Ascah, Louis

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This article reviews the Samuelson-Lerner debate and its implications for the design of public pension plans. Pay-as-you-go public pension plans can provide a fictitious rate of interest equal to the rate of growth of the economy. The conclusion that pay-as-you-go financing provides greater welfare than a funded plan when the rate of growth is greater than the rate of return and vice-versa holds only in a steady state and pension policy should not be based on artificial worlds which can never exist.

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  • Ascah, Louis, 1978. "Le débat Samuelson-Lerner et les régimes de retraite publics," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 54(4), pages 521-530, octobre.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:actuec:v:54:y:1978:i:4:p:521-530
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