Research Article

Participation of under-18-year-olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation

Volume: 10 Number: 2 August 2, 2023
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Participation of under-18-year-olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation

Abstract

While the private pension system in Turkey reached 14.5 million participants and 433.4 billion TL ($26.2 bn) assets by the end of 2022, the ratio of assets to GDP is only around 3%. The main reasons for the low asset/GDP ratio are the limited contributions and the low average seniority of contract. In 2021, Turkey implemented a regulation that allowed the participation of under-18-year-olds in private pension plans. The main purpose of the regulation was to increase the coverage rate of the system and to get people to save for longer. Although the regulation enabled the number of participants to increase in the short term, its longterm effects on private pension assets are uncertain. The aim of the study is to measure the effect of the participation of under-18-year-olds onprivate pension assets in Turkey. The univariate time series method was used to predict the growth of the private pension system in Turkey for the next ten years. The prediction relied on the data of the private pension system’s asset size, annual net annual contribution, growth rate, and rate of return between 2003 and 2021 in Turkey. The results showed that by the end of 10 years, the assets of under-18-year-olds would account for 7% of the total private pension assets and that 22% of the annual contribution would be paid by under-18-year-olds.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 2, 2023

Submission Date

August 27, 2022

Acceptance Date

January 20, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Meral, H., & Dilek, İ. (2023). Participation of under-18-year-olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10(2), 395-407. https://doi.org/10.26650/JEPR1167579
AMA
1.Meral H, Dilek İ. Participation of under-18-year-olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation. JEPR. 2023;10(2):395-407. doi:10.26650/JEPR1167579
Chicago
Meral, Hasan, and İsmail Dilek. 2023. “Participation of Under-18-Year-Olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation”. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 (2): 395-407. https://doi.org/10.26650/JEPR1167579.
EndNote
Meral H, Dilek İ (August 1, 2023) Participation of under-18-year-olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 2 395–407.
IEEE
[1]H. Meral and İ. Dilek, “Participation of under-18-year-olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation”, JEPR, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 395–407, Aug. 2023, doi: 10.26650/JEPR1167579.
ISNAD
Meral, Hasan - Dilek, İsmail. “Participation of Under-18-Year-Olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation”. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi 10/2 (August 1, 2023): 395-407. https://doi.org/10.26650/JEPR1167579.
JAMA
1.Meral H, Dilek İ. Participation of under-18-year-olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation. JEPR. 2023;10:395–407.
MLA
Meral, Hasan, and İsmail Dilek. “Participation of Under-18-Year-Olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation”. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, Aug. 2023, pp. 395-07, doi:10.26650/JEPR1167579.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Meral, İsmail Dilek. Participation of under-18-year-olds in the Private Pension System in Turkey: A Growth Estimation. JEPR. 2023 Aug. 1;10(2):395-407. doi:10.26650/JEPR1167579