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Revenus de retraite et âge de déclenchement de la rente du RRQ

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  • Pierre-Carl Michaud

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In this paper, we analyze the link between the age at which individuals start receiving their pension from the Québec Pension Plan (QPP) and their disposable income (after taxes) once retired. Despite the fact that many choose to begin receiving their pension early, we show that those who do so achieve a particularly high replacement rate in retirement in Quebec. Is it a good decision to take the pension early? We exploit a predictive mortality model estimated on tax data, incorporating the effects of the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) on pension deferral. We show that the heterogeneity in life expectancy is not sufficient to financially justify taking the pension early. We also demonstrate that the financial benefit of deferring the pension is significantly affected by the recovery of the GIS, which impacts more than 40% of contributors. Despite this impact, the alternative return, measured by the observed average effective return on savings, remains low by comparison, even without adjusting for the increased risk in an alternative investment. Dans cet article, nous analysons le lien entre l’âge de déclenchement de la rente de retraite du Régime de rentes du Québec (RRQ) et le revenu disponible (après impôts) une fois à la retraite. Malgré le fait que plusieurs déclenchent hâtivement la rente, nous montrons que ceux-ci atteignent un taux de remplacement à la retraite particulièrement élevé au Québec. Font-ils un bon choix de prendre la rente hâtivement? Nous exploitons un modèle prédictif de la mortalité estimé sur des données fiscales incorporant les effets du Supplément de revenu garanti (SRG) sur le report de la rente. Nous montrons que l’hétérogénéité d’espérance de vie n’est pas suffisante pour justifier financièrement un âge hâtif du début de la rente. Nous montrons que le gain financier du report est grandement affecté par la récupération du SRG, qui touche plus de 40% des cotisants. Malgré cet impact, le rendement alternatif mesuré par le rendement moyen effectif observé sur l’épargne demeure faible en comparaison, même sans ajustement pour le risque accru dans un placement alternatif.

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  • Pierre-Carl Michaud, 2024. "Revenus de retraite et âge de déclenchement de la rente du RRQ," CIRANO Working Papers 2024s-07, CIRANO.
  • Handle: RePEc:cir:cirwor:2024s-07
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    Keywords

    Retirement pension; Mortality; Income; rente de retraite; mortalité; revenu;
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    JEL classification:

    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination

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