Work longer or just save more? Retirement strategies of NDC pension system participants
https://doi.org/10.31971/2299-2332.2023.17.1
Keywords:
old-age benefit, retirement, economic activity, old-age saving, free-rider effect, myopiaAbstract
Increasing life expectancy requires the accumulation of pension wealth to maintain a decent old-age living standard. Under a nonfinancial defined contribution (NDC) pension system, it means working longer or saving more (or both) – otherwise leading to old-age poverty. In this paper, based on the representative sample, we distinguish strategies Polish working individuals undertake to counteract old-age poverty (labour-intensive, capital-intensive, mixed) as a contrast to inactivity driven by free-riding or myopia. Inactivity applies to almost half of the examined population (with myopia being almost twice as common as free-riding), particularly low-income household members, farmers, and low educated. With multinomial logistic regression, we identify the determinants of each category. Higher income is predictive of choosing a mixed or capital-intensive strategy while thinking about the future is associated with choosing mixed strategies. Free riding occurs more often among occupational pension scheme participants and people with individualistic attitudes. In addition, myopia is predicted by low financial literacy. These results suggest that the current policy will not efficiently maintain adequate kiving standards, leading to increasing disparities. Alternatively, ageing voters will force politicians to provide subsidies, posing a risk of unsustainable budgets.
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