OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
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- ISSN: 1815199X (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/1815199X
Socio-Economic Differences in Mortality
Implications for Pensions Policy
The analyses included in the report show that there are big socio-economic differences in mortality,
especially for men, and they appear to have become bigger over time. The report discusses implications of
mortality differentials for five major areas of pension policy: the progressivity of the pension system, the
pension eligibility age, the retirement incentives, future pension expenditures and private pensions. The
empirical work shows that the mortality differentials reduce progressivity in pension systems. Moreover,
there is empirical evidence that raising retirement age is not more unfair to socio-economic groups with
lower life expectancy.
JEL:
J14: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demographic Economics / Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination;
H55: Public Economics / National Government Expenditures and Related Policies / Social Security and Public Pensions;
I1: Health, Education, and Welfare / Health
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