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Aging and Pensions in General Equilibrium: Labor Market Imperfections MatterDavid De la CroixCatholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES); Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) Olivier PierrardBanque Centrale du Luxembourg; IRES, UCL Henri R. SneessensCatholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) IZA Discussion Paper No. 5276 Abstract: This paper re-examines the effects of population aging and pension reforms in an OLG model with labor market frictions. The most important feature brought about by labor market frictions is the connection between the interest rate and the unemployment rate. Exogenous shocks (such as aging) leading to lower interest rates also imply lower equilibrium unemployment rates, because lower capital costs stimulate labor demand and induce firms to advertize more vacancies. These effects may be reinforced by increases in the participation rate of older workers, induced by the higher wage rates and the larger probability of finding a job. These results imply that neglecting labor market frictions and employment rate changes may seriously bias the evaluation of pension reforms when they have an impact on the equilibrium interest rate.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 34 Keywords: overlapping generations, search unemployment, labor force participation, aging, pensions, labor market JEL Classification: E24, H55, J26, J64 working papers seriesDate posted: November 1, 2010Suggested CitationContact Information
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