Trust in the pension system and housing investment
Abstract
Purpose
This research contributes to the existing literature on the connection between trust and investment activities by exploring the effect of trust in the retirement system on dwelling investments.
Design/methodology/approach
This study utilizes data including 28 OECD countries from 2009 to 2020, and employs panel fixed effects and GMM estimators.
Findings
The analysis reveals a negative relationship between trust in the retirement system and investment in dwellings. Notably, this is found to be more evident in countries that promote neo-liberalized welfare systems.
Practical implications
The implications of our results are particularly relevant for policymakers and international construction firms.
Originality/value
The primary contribution of this paper extends the “trust–pension investment behavior” nexus. We explore whether individuals with diminished trust in the retirement system consider investing in the property market as an alternative means to safeguard their financial well-being during retirement.
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Acknowledgements
Hassan F. Gholipour acknowledges the funding provided by 2022 WSU-UEH Research Collaboration Funding Scheme. Authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive and useful comments on earlier version of this paper.
Citation
Gholipour, H.F., Tajaddini, R. and Arjomandi, A. (2024), "Trust in the pension system and housing investment", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-02-2024-0110
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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