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Dynamic labor supply and saving incentives in privatized pension systems: evidence from Chile

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  • Clement Joubert

    (University of Pennsylvania)

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government can increase total household savings by 14% by increasing the required contribution rate by 5 percentage points. However, it also lowers pension system coverage by 5 percentage points as people leave the covered sector for the uncovered sector.

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  • Clement Joubert, 2010. "Dynamic labor supply and saving incentives in privatized pension systems: evidence from Chile," 2010 Meeting Papers 291, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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