@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp13077, author={Salamanca, Nicolás and Grip, Andries de and Sleijpen, Olaf}, title={How People React to Pension Risk}, year={2020}, month={Mar}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={13077}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp13077}, abstract={We show that people exposed to greater pension risk are less likely to invest in risky assets. We exploit a reform that links people's future pension benefits to their pension funds' funding ratio—a measure of the fund's financial health—making funding ratios a fund-specific measure of pension risk. The effect of pension risk is stronger for people who are better informed about their pensions, for retirees and pension-age non-retirees, and for wealthier people. The funding ratio does not affect investments in a pre-reform period, nor does it affect bequest intentions, (expected) retirement, or the motivations for saving.}, keywords={individual portfolio choice;background risk;retirement planning;pension reform;The Netherlands}, }