Year: 2002
Type: report
Abstract: Current and expected job tenure have fallen signi…cantly over the last two decades.Over the same period, traditional de…ned bene…t pensions, designed to reward long tenure, have become steadily less common.This paper uses a contract-theoretic matching model with moral hazard to explain changes in pension structure and job tenure.In our model, a decline in the value of existing jobs relative to new jobs reduces expected match duration and thus the appeal of DB pensions.This explanation is consistent with observed trends and suggests an additional consequence of technological change that has not been closely studied.
DOI: 10.20955/wp.2002.022
Authors: Leora Friedberg, Michael T. Owyang
Institutions: University of Virginia, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Language: English
Subfield: Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Funder: University of Virginia
OpenAlex ID: W3125824053