Social security in Belgium: distributive outcomes
Jousten, Alain ; Lefèbvre, Mathieu ; Perelman, Sergio ; Pestieau, Pierre
Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn
IZA - Bonn
2005
26 p.
old age benefit ; pension scheme ; social security ; statistics
Discussion Paper Series
1486
Social protection - Old age benefits
English
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"The paper analyzes the link between old-age income programs and economic outcomes in Belgium. We use a simulation methodology to construct an average pension generosity variable. Our regression analysis explores the link with distributional outcomes in income, consumption and more subjective indicators. Results document the weak link between average generosity and distributional outcomes across a heterogeneous population."
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