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The decline in final salary pension schemes (FSS) is a result of increasing costs caused in part by legislative interference. In this paper it is argued that FSS have always been detrimental to the economy. In a misguided attempt to save FSS, the government risks bankrupting large sections of the Br...

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Published in:Economic affairs (Harlow) 2006-12, Vol.26 (4), p.53
Main Author: Silver, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic impact
Economic policy
Legislation
Pension plans
Studies
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Summary:The decline in final salary pension schemes (FSS) is a result of increasing costs caused in part by legislative interference. In this paper it is argued that FSS have always been detrimental to the economy. In a misguided attempt to save FSS, the government risks bankrupting large sections of the British corporate sector. Other policy measures could allow greater flexibility for trustees of pension schemes and remove counter-productive legislation and encourage innovative market-based solutions to pensions problems. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0265-0665
1468-0270
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0270.2006.00670.x