Social security in Belgium: distributive outcomes
"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 i...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Bonn
2005
IZA |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19126579124919447519-Social-security-in-Belgium-dis.htm |
| Summary: | "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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| Physical Description: | 26 p. Digital |