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Does the elderly’s private pension ownership intensify aggregate equity demand? Empirical evidence in the US

  • Sei Wan Kim
  • , Young Min Kim
  • , Dennis W. Jansen
  • , Lu Yanxin

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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate how the old generation income structure affects aggregate equity purchases, using Flows of Funds Accounts and Survey of Consumer Finances. Our results suggest that the risk aversion that increases with age could be modified to incorporate the old’s pension ownership. In particular, private pension income to elder households are related to increased aggregate equity purchases, even considering other pension and all other income. In this sense, private pensions are a ‘stepping-stone’ to increased equity investment in US households.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-93
Number of pages11
JournalInvestment Analysts Journal
Volume51
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • equity purchase
  • income structure
  • life expectancy
  • old generation
  • private pension

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