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A Quantitative Investigation of the Laffer Curve on the Continued Work Tax: The French Case

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  • Hairault, Jean-Olivier

    (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)

  • Langot, François

    (University of Le Mans)

  • Sopraseuth, Thepthida

    (University of Cergy-Pontoise)

Abstract

It is often argued that the tax on continued work should be removed by implementing actuarially fair schemes. However, these schemes cannot help fund the expected Social Security deficit. This paper proposes to give individuals only a fraction of the marginal actuarially fair incentives in case of postponed retirement. Social Security then faces a trade-off between giving enough incentives to make individuals actually delay retirement and giving little increase in pensions in order to help finance its expected deficit. This trade-off is captured by a Laffer curve that we quantify on French data. Furthermore, we analyze the interactions between wealth and retirement behavior.

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  • Hairault, Jean-Olivier & Langot, François & Sopraseuth, Thepthida, 2005. "A Quantitative Investigation of the Laffer Curve on the Continued Work Tax: The French Case," IZA Discussion Papers 1499, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    Keywords

    actuarially fair benefits; retirement behavior and wealth;

    JEL classification:

    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies

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