Pension Reform in the Presence of Financial Market Risk

Author(s):  
Barry Bosworth ◽  
Gary Burtless
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torben Andersen ◽  
Tim Bollerslev ◽  
Peter Christoffersen ◽  
Francis Diebold

Significance The electorate is deeply divided in ways that make compromise between parties extremely difficult. Unless the centre-right overcomes its divisions, another election seems likely very soon. Impacts Electoral deadlock could alarm currency and bond markets. If the M5S and League become the largest parties overall and on the centre-right respectively, there will be a risk of market instability. Financial market risk will probably materialise if efforts to build a centre-right coalition fail. If there is deadlock but the PD and Forza Italia underwrite a caretaker, markets may react with equanimity (though voters will not).


Author(s):  
Torben G. Andersen ◽  
Tim Bollerslev ◽  
Peter F. Christoffersen ◽  
Francis X. Diebold

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