Om betydelsen av rättvisa för hållbara pensionssystem : En analys och kritik av det svenska pensionssystemet
(2021) In Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift 123(2). p.223-247- Abstract
- This text highlights the neglected dimension of justice in the design of sustainable pension systems. This is done through an analysis of the current Swedish pay-as-you-go pension system, which is often described as exemplarily sustainable. The detailed analysis singles out four distributional effects that the system produces and which can be considered unfair: (1) that the old have to carry most of the risks of economic recessions; (2) that the least well off among the old are disadvantaged by the use of average life expectancy to index benefits in the system; (3) that the system reproduces and magnifies existing inequalities among the old; and (4) that the payoff from contributing to the system is low, in particular for low-wage workers.... (More)
- This text highlights the neglected dimension of justice in the design of sustainable pension systems. This is done through an analysis of the current Swedish pay-as-you-go pension system, which is often described as exemplarily sustainable. The detailed analysis singles out four distributional effects that the system produces and which can be considered unfair: (1) that the old have to carry most of the risks of economic recessions; (2) that the least well off among the old are disadvantaged by the use of average life expectancy to index benefits in the system; (3) that the system reproduces and magnifies existing inequalities among the old; and (4) that the payoff from contributing to the system is low, in particular for low-wage workers. The text ends with some suggested reforms which aim to make the pension system more just and hence more sustainable. (Less)
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- author
- Brandstedt, Eric LU and Brülde, Bengt
- organization
- alternative title
- On the Significance of Justice for Sustainable Pension Systems : An Analysis and Critique of the Swedish Pension System
- publishing date
- 2021-09-28
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift
- volume
- 123
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 25 pages
- publisher
- Fahlbeckska stiftelsen
- ISSN
- 0039-0747
- language
- Swedish
- LU publication?
- yes
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- e11e8da5-b029-4c86-9094-6cebdfc79578
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title = {{Om betydelsen av rättvisa för hållbara pensionssystem : En analys och kritik av det svenska pensionssystemet}},
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