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March 2005
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Credible pensions
Type: Journal Articles
Authors: Tim Besley and Andrea Prat
ISSN: Print: 0143-5671 Online: 1475-5890
Volume, issue, pages: Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 119-135
JEL classification: G23, H55

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One of the main problems in pension policy is to develop an institutional framework that guarantees that public and private pensions promises are kept. This paper discusses how the governance of public and private pensions is key to making such promises credible. It argues that credibility concerns undermine the case for earnings-related pensions run by the state and private defined benefit plans.

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