Macroeconomic Effects of Social Security Privatization in a Small Unionized Economy

Antonis Adam ()

No CESifo Working Paper No. 1371, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo GmbH

Abstract: This paper analyses the effects of a pension system privatization in a unionized economy. Using an overlapping-generations framework we show that in an environment characterized by unemployment, a reform towards a private pension system in the steady state may result in lower levels of employment and capital stock. In this case even if the privatization increases the welfare of all future generations, the reduction in the welfare of the elderly due to reduced pension benefits may be greater and a Pareto improving transition to a private system may not be feasible. On the other hand if the reform leads to higher employment then a Pareto-improving pension privatization scheme can be constructed.

Keywords: public pensions; social security privatization; labour union; unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H55 J32 J51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dge, nep-lab and nep-pbe
Date: 2004
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