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The earnings-related state pension, indexation and lifetime redistribution in the UK

Creedy, John, Disney, Richard, Whitehouse, Edward (1993) The earnings-related state pension, indexation and lifetime redistribution in the UK. Review of Income and Wealth, (3). pp. 257-278. ISSN 0034-6586. (doi:10.1111/j.1475-4991.1993.tb00459.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:20857)

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Abstract

The redistributive impact of the U.K. state pension scheme is examined. Benefit-cost ratios are calculated using individual lifetime earnings profiles constructed for a cohort of men drawn from cross-section data. The scheme is investigated at maturity and revenue neutrality is imposed in order to isolate the intra-generationally redistributive effects of the pension scheme. The results suggest that differences in returns to the pension scheme are driven by differential mortality, which outweigh the redistributive effect of the two-tier benefit structure. Various reforms of the pension scheme are then simulated, and solved for revenue neutrality. The results suggest that a great deal of care is needed in formulating reforms if redistributive objectives are to be achieved.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1993.tb00459.x
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics
Depositing User: R.F. Xu
Date Deposited: 18 Jul 2009 13:34 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2023 11:31 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/20857 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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