Discussion Paper
No. 2013-15 | February 18, 2013
Carmen Pilar Martí Ballester
Determinants of Equity Pension Plan Flows

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze investor response to different measures of pension plan performance. To do this, we implement a fixed effects panel data methodology corrected by heteroskedasticity, serial correlation and cross-sectional dependence, as proposed by Vogelsang (Heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation, and spatial correlation robust inference in linear panel models with fixed-effects, 2011). The results obtained show that investors make their decision to invest in a specific pension plan depending on past returns and the type of management company administering the plan. However, participants do not react to risk measures, which may be because they consider all plans making up the equity category to entail the same risk.

Data Set

JEL Classification:

C23, G23

Cite As

Carmen Pilar Martí Ballester (2013). Determinants of Equity Pension Plan Flows. Economics Discussion Papers, No 2013-15, Kiel Institute for the World Economy. http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/discussionpapers/2013-15