Pension reform and intergenerational altruism in economic dynamics models

Abstract

A complexity of a pension reform realization in a country with high level of intergenerational altruism is considered as a reason of a failure of the pension reform in Russia. Differences between intergenerational altruism levels in Russia and more modernized western countries are discussed. Overlapping generations models with two-way intergenerational altruism and pension system are analyzed. Successful transition from pay-as-you go pension system to fully funded one is shown to be possible in a modernized society with low level of intergenerational altruism and stable economy. But, even in that case the issue of the transition costs, their volume and distribution remains essential.pension system, pension reform, fully funded pension system, pay-as-you-go pension system, intergenerational transfers, intergenerational altruism, overlapping generations