[en] 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.
Research Center/Unit :
CREPP - Centre de Recherche en Économie Publique et de la Population - ULiège
Disciplines :
Economic systems & public economics
Author, co-author :
Jousten, Alain ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Théorie monétaire et macroéconomie
Lefebvre, Mathieu ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Economie publique appliquée
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 :
Social Security in Belgium: Distributive Outcomes
Publication date :
2005
Publisher :
IZA, Bonn, Germany
Report number :
1486
Collection name :
IZA Discussion Papers
Commissioned by :
Institute for the Study of Labor
Funders :
FRFC - Fonds de la Recherche Fondamentale Collective
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