Demographics, Pension Systems and the Saving-Investment Balance

Author/Editor:

Hua Chai ; Jun I Kim

Publication Date:

December 7, 2018

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper studies the effect of demographic change on national saving, global interest rates, and international capital flows, focusing on the role of the public pension system. We develop a small open economy overlapping generations model to illustrate the channels through which demographic variables and pension system generosity interact to affect both private and public saving behavior. We then extend this framework to a two-country setting and simulate scenarios of demographic change and pension reform. We find that the generosity of the pension system plays an important role in determining the movement of the global interest rate and patterns of international capital flows.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2018/265

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

December 7, 2018

ISBN/ISSN:

9781484385876/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2018265

Pages:

21

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