The effect of social security on saving: the case of Belgium with a particular emphasis on the behaviour of the aged

[en] Based on a consumer expenditure function estimated with Belgian time series data, this paper analyses the impact of social security on personal saving. It shows that social security has a depressive effect, mainly by affecting the saving behavior of the aged.

Research Center/Unit :

CREPP - Centre de Recherche en Économie Publique et de la Population - ULiège

Disciplines :

Economic systems & public economics

Author, co-author :

Pestieau, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion > HEC-Ecole de gestion

Perelman, Sergio ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Economie publique appliquée

Language :

English

Title :

The effect of social security on saving: the case of Belgium with a particular emphasis on the behaviour of the aged

Publication date :

1984

Journal title :

Empirical Economics

ISSN :

0377-7332

eISSN :

1435-8921

Publisher :

Springer Science & Business Media B.V.

Issue :

Pages :

15-26

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

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