Company Pension Plans, Stock Market Returns, and Labor Demand /

With asset values falling sharply in recent years, many companies around the world are under pressure to restore the solvency of their defined-benefit pension plans. Will this lead to higher contributions? Will higher contributions increase labor costs and reduce employment? Does this mechanism exac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Detragiache, Enrica
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/222
Online Access:Full text available on IMF