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Here's how pension fund investments influence productivity and innovation

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Pension funds likely play a vital role in financing companies' growth. Image: Unsplash/erol

Dario Pozzoli
Associate Professor of Economics , Copenhagen Business School
Svend Hougaard Jensen
Professor of Economics, Copenhagen Business School
David Pinkus
PhD candidate, Copenhagen Business School
Roel Beetsma
Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business and Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Amsterdam
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Figure showing the total assets in retirement savings plans in Denmark (% of GDP)
In 2020, assets in retirement savings plans in Denmark were the largest as a share of GDP. Image: OECD
Figure showing the pension fund investments and firms’ productivity
There's a positive trend of pension fund investments and firms' productivity. Image: CEPR

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