Portability, Salary and Asset Price Risk: A Continuous-Time Expected Utility Comparison of DB and DC Pension Plans

This paper compares two different types of private retirement plans from the perspective of a representative beneficiary: a defined benefit (DB) and a defined contribution (DC) plan. While salary risk is the main common risk factor in DB and DC pension plans, one of the key differences is that DB pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: An Chen, Filip Uzelac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Risks
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9091/3/1/77