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Venue address: ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, R. Francesinhas 21, 1200-675 Lisboa, Portugal
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 17th Sept 2026, 11:36:57am WEST
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B08: Redistribution: Perceptions and Policy Design Location: Room 108 (Francesinhas 1) | |
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Ethnic Differences In Retirement Wealth Accumulation In The UK 1: Institute for Fiscal Studies, United Kingdom; 2: University College London, United Kingdom; 3: HM Treasury, United Kingdom Private pensions are the largest component of household wealth in the UK, and the vast majority of employees are automatically enrolled into workplace pension plans. Using employer-reported pension data linked to the population census, we document that Bangladeshi and Pakistani employees are around twice as likely to opt out of their workplace pension as employees from other ethnic backgrounds. Opting out means forfeiting employer pension contributions and tax subsidies, with potentially large financial consequences: we estimate that a typical Bangladeshi or Pakistani employee who consistently opts out would have around 60% higher retirement income if they instead saved in their workplace pension. These differences persist within firms and are not explained by economic differences across ethnic groups. Instead, we present a set of evidence pointing to the importance of Islamic religious beliefs in driving the higher opt-out rates, consistent with Islamic teachings on savings.
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