Longévité différentielle et redistribution : enjeux théoriques et empiriques*

Three reasons support the redistribution of resources towards agents with lower longevity: aversion to intertemporal inequality, aversion to the risk of death, and compensation for features for which agents cannot be held responsible. This article analyzes the implications of the existence of strong differences in longevity for the design of public policies, particularly those related to retirement, which usually redistribute resources from agents with short lives towards agents with longer lives.