Intrinsic work motivation and pension reform preferences
Although demographic change leaves pay-as-you-go pension systems unsustainable, reforms, such as a higher pension age, are highly unpopular. This contribution looks into the role of intrinsic motivation as a driver for pension reform preferences. Theoretical reasoning suggests that this driver shoul...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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Journal of pension economics and finance
Year: 2013, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 190-217 |
| ISSN: | 1475-3022 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1474747212000327 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474747212000327 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-pension-economics-and-finance/article/intrinsic-work-motivation-and-pension-reform-preferences/3CB56539CDDA417F434145F0AA492057 
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| Author Notes: | Friedrich Heinemann, ZEW Mannheim and University of Heidelberg, Tanja Hennighausen, ZEW Mannheim and University of Mannheim, Marc-Daniel Moessinger, ZEW Mannheim |
| Summary: | Although demographic change leaves pay-as-you-go pension systems unsustainable, reforms, such as a higher pension age, are highly unpopular. This contribution looks into the role of intrinsic motivation as a driver for pension reform preferences. Theoretical reasoning suggests that this driver should be relevant as it decreases the subjective costs of a higher pension age. We test this key hypothesis on the basis of the German General Social Survey (ALLBUS). The results are unambiguous: in addition to factors such as age or education, the inclusion of intrinsic work motivation helps improving our prediction of an individual's reform orientation. |
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| Item Description: | First published online 11 October 2012 Gesehen am 15.09.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1475-3022 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1474747212000327 |