Optimal redistributive pensions and the cost of self-control

Pier-André Bouchard St-Amant () and Jean-Denis Garon

International Tax and Public Finance, 2015, vol. 22, issue 5, 723-740

Abstract: We examine how the introduction of self-control preferences influences the tradeoff between two fundamental components of a public pension system: the contribution rate and its degree of redistribution. The pension regime affects individuals’ welfare by altering how yielding to temptation (i.e., not saving, or saving less) is attractive. We show that proportional taxation increases the cost of self-control, and that this adverse effect is more acute when public pensions become more redistributive. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

Keywords: Taxation; Redistribution; Pensions; Self-control; H55; H21; D03 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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