Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.3326/pse.44.2.3

Migration with pension reform expectations

Marek Góra orcid.org/0000-0001-9117-1603 ; Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland; Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn, Germany
Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska ; Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Pension reforms, which imply a reduction in the generosity of pension benefits, are becoming widespread in response to the demographic transition. The scale, the timing, and the pace of these reforms vary across countries. In this theoretical article, the authors analyse individual migration decisions, by adding a component linked to the expected old-age pension benefits in sending and receiving countries in two cases: when the pension system rules are known, and when there is a risk of pension systems reforms. The results indicate that when individuals fail to take future pension wealth into account, they can make sub-optimal migration decisions.

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Hrčak ID:

238428

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/238428

Publication date:

1.6.2020.

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