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Table 6 Results of sensitivity analysis

From: From “selective two-child policy” to universal two-child policy: will the payment crisis of China’s pension system be solved?

Case

“One-child policy”

13% of couples that satisfy the “universal two-child policy” having second child

50% of couples that satisfy the “universal two-child policy” having second child

All couples that satisfy the “universal two-child policy” having second child

Growth rate of payment base

Point that cumulative deficit appears

2078–2090

2081–2090

Cumulative deficit in 2090 (billion yuan)

447,346.313

324,588.334

–52,137.553

–602,675.559

Bank interest

Point that cumulative deficit appears

2074–2090

2077–2090

2087–2090

Cumulative deficit in 2090 (billion yuan)

52,413.865

419,247.827

96,735.135

–372,121.438

Retirement age

Point that cumulative deficit appears

2034–2090

2034–2062, 2074–2090

2034–2048

2034–2044

Cumulative deficit in 2090 (billion yuan)

461,468.111

361,492.877

6,449.978

–37,155.057

Individual account

Point that cumulative deficit appears

2081–2090

2088–2090

Cumulative deficit in 2090 (billion yuan)

95,958.828

20,963.156

–201,039.003

–525,888.456

Earlier retirement

Point that cumulative deficit appears

2065–2090

2068–2090

2078–2090

Cumulative deficit in 2090 (billion yuan)

717,578.037

667,827.651

319,984.375

–148,872.198

  1. Note: The benchmark assumption is clearly described in the third part of this paper. The payment base here is 0.5% higher than the assumption, namely 7.5% in the year from 2015 to 2020. The growth rate decreased by 0.5% every 5 years until to 2%. The bank interest rate is 0.5% higher than the assumption, namely 3%. The new retirement age scheme regulates that the retirement age is delayed by 4 months every year until the retirement age reaches 65. The individual account simulates the financial operation of pension fund in the situation of funding the individual account. “Earlier retirement” stimulates the employee retiring 3 years ahead of than the expected (statutory) retirement age