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Actuarial neutrality across generations applied to public pensions under population ageing: effects on government finances and national saving

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  • Heikki Oksanen

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In welfare states, collective saving has declined to a persistently negative level, while reduced fertility and increasing longevity are leading to increasing pension liabilities. Actuarial neutrality across generations is presented as a benchmark for designing pension reforms to meet the challenges of population ageing. It is shown that this condition can be respected by a wide range of pension reforms, with very different consequences for public finance target setting. The rules for public pensions in national accounting are also discussed. Finally, the combined effects of population ageing and public pension rules on national saving are discussed.

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  • Heikki Oksanen, 2005. "Actuarial neutrality across generations applied to public pensions under population ageing: effects on government finances and national saving," European Economy - Economic Papers 2008 - 2015 230, Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.
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    1. Oksanen, Heikki, 2006. "Actuarial Neutrality across Generations Applied to Public Pensions under Population Ageing: Effects on Government Finances and National Saving," Discussion Paper 284, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    2. Werding, Martin, 2006. "Implicit Pension Debt and the Role of Public Pensions for Human Capital Accumulation: An Assessment for Germany," Discussion Paper 283, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.

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