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Economies of Scale and Pension Fund Plans: Evidence from South Africa

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  • Albert Touna-Mama
  • Johannes W. Fedderke
  • Neryvia Pillay Bell

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The focus of this paper is on the presence of economies of scale in administering pension funds. We make use of a unique dataset with extensive information on South African retirement funds from 1996 to 2006. For almost fifty years now, South Africa has operated under a system with small social security beneÂ…ts but with […]

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  • Albert Touna-Mama & Johannes W. Fedderke & Neryvia Pillay Bell, 2011. "Economies of Scale and Pension Fund Plans: Evidence from South Africa," Working Papers 214, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:214
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    1. Johannes W. Fedderke & Neryvia Pillay Bell, "undated". "Characteristics of the South African retirement fund industry," Working Papers 880, Economic Research Southern Africa.

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    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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