Annuity Pricing in Public Pension Plans: Importance of Interest Rates
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JEL classification:
- H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations
- J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
- J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGE-2018-12-24 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-LMA-2018-12-24 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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