Social Security Pension Reform In Europe

Author : Martin Feldstein,Horst Siebert
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226241913

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Social Security Pension Reform in Europe by Martin Feldstein,Horst Siebert Pdf

Social Security in the United States and in Europe is at a critical juncture. Through the essays assembled in Social Security Pension Reform in Europe, Martin Feldstein and Horst Siebert, along with a number of distinguished contributors, discuss the challenges facing Social Security reform in the aging societies of Europe. A remarkable range of European nations—Germany, France, Finland, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Hungary—have implemented or are about to implement mixed Social Security systems that combine a traditional defined benefit of the pay-as-you-go system with an individual retirement account defined contribution of a capital-funded system. The essays here highlight the problems that the European pension reform process faces and how it differs from that of the United States. This timely volume will significantly enrich the debate on pension reform worldwide.

Author : Robert Fenge,George De Menil,Pierre Pestieau
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Pension trusts
ISBN : 9780262062725

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Pension Strategies in Europe and the United States by Robert Fenge,George De Menil,Pierre Pestieau Pdf

Demographic realities will soon force developed countries to find ways to pay for longer retirements for more people. In Pension Strategies in Europe and the United States, leading economists analyze topical issues in pension policy, with a focus on raising the retirement age, increasing retirement savings, and the political sustainability of reforms that will accomplish these goals. After a substantive and wide-ranging introduction by the editors that weaves together the demographic and economic strands of the story, the chapters present cutting-edge research, offering both theoretical and empirical analyses. Contributors examine such topics as the reform of key structural features of existing pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pension systems, analyzing how benefits should vary with the age of retirement, labor supply elasticity after France's 1993 pension reform, and fiscal response to a demographic shock; the feasibility of PAYG reforms in the United States and the competition among state pension systems that results from labor mobility in Europe; and private, funded systems (increasingly perceived as necessary adjuncts to PAYG systems) in the UK, the US, and the Netherlands, and in terms of individual portfolio management. The editors conclude the volume with a study of recent German and UK reforms and their effects on personal savings.ContributorsTheodore C. Bergstrom, A. Lans Bovenberg, Antoine Bozio, Woojen Chung, Juan C. Conesa, Gabrielle Demange, Richard Disney, Carl Emmerson, Robert Fenge, Luisa Fuster, Carlos Garriga, Christian Gollier, John L. Hartman, Ayse Imrohoroglu, Selahattin Imrohoroglu, Thijs Knaap, Georges de Ménil, Pierre Pestieau, Eytan Sheshinski, Matthew WakefieldRobert Fenge is Senior Research Fellow at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research and Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Munich. Georges de Ménil is Professor of Economics at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris. Pierre Pestieau is Professor of Economics at the University of Liège. Fenge and Pestieau are coauthors of Social Security and Early Retirement (MIT Press, 2005).

Author : European Institute for Social Security. Conference
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789041119483

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European Social Security and Global Politics:Eiss Yearbook by European Institute for Social Security. Conference Pdf

The twelve remarkable essays in this book explore this vital issue from a number of enlightening perspectives. European Social Security and Global Politics represents a partial gleaning of the September 2001 conference-held in Bergen, Norway-of the European Institute of Social Security, a leading multidisciplinary research group and the vanguard of the debate on social security in Europe. Fifteen highly committed researchers and administrators from all over Europe offer in-depth analysis and conclusions in such crucial areas as: how globalisation increases inequality and hinders redistribution of wealth how certain social security policies hamper the free movement of workers the elusive promise of regional social security in Europe essential elements of any proposed global social security policy various reform initiatives for the fair administration of pension schemes In addition to the invaluable individual insights advanced in each paper, two notable trends seem to pervade the entire conference. One is the growing divergence of social security policy within European countries, coexisting uneasily with EU measures against social exclusion; the other is the sudden clarity of principle and design in the European welfare state when seen against the virtual anarchy of the globalisation model. Where these trends may lead us is only beginning to come into focus, and this book is among the first to sharpen the images of the possible futures in European social security that are likely to emerge in the next decade. All professionals in any aspect of social security policy or study will benefit enormously from this provocative book, not only in Europe but throughout the world.

Author : Camila Arza,Martin Kohli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134134373

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Pension Reform in Europe by Camila Arza,Martin Kohli Pdf

Introduction : the political economy of pension reform / by Camila Arza and Martin Kohli -- The "new politics" of pension reforms in Continental Europe / by David Natali and Martin Rhodes -- Between conflict and consensus : The reform of Bismarckian pension regimes / by Martin Schludi -- How do politicians get away with path-breaking pension reforms? : the political psychology of pension reform in democracies / by Einar Overbye -- The politics and outcomes of three-pillar pension reforms in Central and Eastern Europe / by Katharina Muller -- Changing European welfare : A new distribution pattern of pension policy? / by Camila Arza -- The interdependence of the system of solidarity and the system of equivalence / by Martin Rein and Karen Anderson -- The Anglo-American pension regime : failures of the divided welfare state / by Robin Blackburn -- The gender pension gap : effects of norms and reform policies / by Patricia Frericks and Robert Maier -- Generational equity : concepts and attitudes / by Martin Kohli.

Author : Katharina Müller,Andreas Ryll,Hans-Jürgen Wagener
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783642586545

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Transformation of Social Security by Katharina Müller,Andreas Ryll,Hans-Jürgen Wagener Pdf

This collection of papers focuses on the recent pension reform experiences in Central-Eastern Europe, while starting from a broader theoretical and empirical context. It provides evidence for the political feasibility of radical pension reform, considered unlikely in the West. The approach is both multi-disciplinary and cross-regional: The book contains papers by economists, political scientists and sociologists. The authors come from Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the US. The volume consists of four parts: First, general questions of transformation and social security in post-1989 Central Eastern Europe are addressed, followed by an introduction into issues and role models in the international pension reform debate. Then, three Central European country cases are presented, analysing institutional legacies, recent reform measures and relevant political actors. A comparative section on Central-Eastern European pension reforms concludes this book.

Author : Robert Holzmann,Ufuk Guven
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821377802

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Adequacy of Retirement Income After Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe by Robert Holzmann,Ufuk Guven Pdf

Pension reforms in former transition economies aimed to fiscal sustainability and market economy objectives. Estimating the gross and net replacement rates in 9 countries for steady conditions until 2040 show that they are adequate for most categories of workers, with the exception of those with intermittent or no formal sector employment.

Author : Marek Szczepanski,John A. Turner
Publisher : W.E. Upjohn Institute
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780880994705

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Social Security and Pension Reform by Marek Szczepanski,John A. Turner Pdf

Countries around the world are reforming their social security and pension systems. International studies often focus on social security reforms in Europe and North America, and may include Latin America. Reforms, however, are also occurring in Asia and Africa, and include reforms of voluntary and employer-provided pensions as well as social security programs. This book discusses both social security and employer-provided pension reforms, as well as reforms in most regions of the world.

Author : Einar Overbye
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351151795

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Pensions: Challenges and Reforms by Einar Overbye Pdf

Throughout the developed world, public and private pension schemes face major challenges that are creating irresistible pressures for reform. Major structural changes in Latin America and in Central and Eastern Europe have led to particularly fierce pressure. Two member states of the European Union - Italy and Sweden - have introduced radical reform of their public pensions systems; controversial pension reforms have been proposed in France and Germany; and the British government has been widely criticized over its pension reforms and its 2002 white paper. This exceptional volume examines the challenges faced by pension schemes in the advanced economies and the reforms that have been introduced to tackle these challenges. A team of international contributors provides an up-to-date, invaluable analysis of different aspects of pension problems, prospects and reforms. The book incorporates cross-national chapters as well as a focus on individual countries including Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Sweden, the UK and the USA.

Author : Jos Berghman
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9058674460

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Social Protection Globalised by Jos Berghman Pdf

This book contributes to the growing amount of literature that is concerned with the relationship between globalisation and social security. The aim of this work is, first, to clarify the impact of the globalisation process on social security systems and, second, to formulate substantive and technical proposals for the adaptation of existing social security schemes to an altered socio-economic context and for the elaboration of international legal instruments aimed at an effective substantive and procedural protection of social security as a fundamental right.The report is divided into three parts. The first part is concerned with the social impact of globalisation and its consequences for social security systems in the high-income economies. The first article of this section considers the nature of globalisation as well as its social impact. It spells out some fundamental challenges facing social security systems. The following article elaborates further on one specific challenge, that is: the need for social security to adapt to the increased territorial mobility of workers.The second part looks at the effects of globalisation on social security in relation to middle- and low-income countries and examines the extent to which existing arrangements in these countries are able to provide adequate income protection to me majority of the population. For the group of middle-income countries, the relevance of globalisation for the privatisation of pension systems is analysed as well as the consequences with respect to their main social functions, i.e. the provision of old-age income security and income redistribution. This is done so through a comparative analysis of Latin American countries that have implemented pension policy reform. The following two articles consider the experience of social security systems in low-income countries. In the first article the impact and challenges of globalisation for existing formal and informal social security arrangements in low-income countries are explored and options are suggested for alternative approaches to social security provision that are better suited to the circumstances of low-income countries. The arguments have been illustrated with evidence from Cote d'Ivoire, a country with a socio-economic situation and social security framework that is typical for the majority of low-income countries. The second article discusses in greater depth the link between informal economic and social security in Sub-Saharan Africa.Finally, the third part calls for a global approach to social security. To this end, the first article in this section outlines a possible strategy for a generalised social protection at the global level based on the human damage theory while the last chapter of this work is concerned with the international legal instruments most appropriate for a better substantive and procedural protection of social security as a basic human right.

Author : Giuliano Bonoli
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521776066

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The Politics of Pension Reform by Giuliano Bonoli Pdf

A comparative study of European countries' efforts to reform pension systems in the context of ageing populations.

Author : Robert Holzmann,Landis MacKellar,Jana Repanšek
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821375594

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Pension Reform in Southeastern Europe by Robert Holzmann,Landis MacKellar,Jana Repanšek Pdf

Around the world, pension reform remains at the center of public debate. Its social, fiscal, and macroeconomic implications confront policy makers, practitioners, and academia with challenging questions. Pension systems in aging societies--in need of reform and further stressed by the pressures of globalization--require parallel reforms of the labor market and effective lifelong learning, not only to promote working longer, but to ensure that people can actually do so. At the same time, the working population should be motivated to contribute to pension schemes and prepare for old age. Diversify.

Author : Katharina Müller
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024921095

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The Political Economy of Pension Reform in Central-Eastern Europe by Katharina Müller Pdf

This volume contains the findings of the research project "Institutional Change in Social Security: Pension Reforms in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic," which was completed in early 1999. Muller, a research fellow with the Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies at the European University Viadrina, examines the partial privatization path that Poland and Hungary chose, and compares their Latin American-styled methods to those of the Czech Republic (which fall well within the boundaries of the Bismarckian-Beveridgean pension traditions). In particular, she looks at which structural-institutional and actor-related factors account for radial pension reform. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : International Social Security Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Comparative studies
ISBN : CORNELL:31924082798145

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Evaluating Social Security Reforms by International Social Security Association Pdf

Author : Robert Holzmann,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein,Michal Rutkowski
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821353586

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Pension Reform in Europe by Robert Holzmann,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein,Michal Rutkowski Pdf

The need for pension reform is an increasingly important issue on the economic reform agenda of most European countries, although there has been considerable variation in the approaches adopted. This publication contains a selection of papers from leading scholars and practitioners in the fields of economics and political science, which seek to provide an insight into the process and progress of European pension reform and to highlight areas for further research.

Author : Tito Boeri,Axel Börsch-Supan,Agar Brugiavini,Richard Disney,Arie Kapteyn,Franco Peracchi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781475733631

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Pensions: More Information, Less Ideology by Tito Boeri,Axel Börsch-Supan,Agar Brugiavini,Richard Disney,Arie Kapteyn,Franco Peracchi Pdf

Europeans are living longer, and fewer now remain in the labour force as they grow older. Many European countries have responded to the ensuing financial pressure by reforming their public pension systems and health care programmes. There is considerable uncertainty as to the effects of these reforms - as they typically do not alter the unfunded nature of public welfare arrangements and this uncertainty is itself costly. Not only does it undermine the credibility of public welfare programmes, but it may also distort labour supply behaviour, decisions regarding savings and capital accumulation. More generally there is uncertainty about the overall impact of ageing on welfare and society and the multiple domains in which its effects may develop. Pensions: More Information, Less Ideology builds on the existing evidence - mostly in the field of public pensions - and highlights the advantages that would be obtained by: harmonising methodologies used in the various countries to report pension outlays and forecast future pension liabilities or more generally public spending; defining common standards as to the frequency of expenditure forecasts and the length of the forecast horizons for welfare expenditures; developing European longitudinal survey of persons pre- and post retirement age, providing timely information on a wide array of decisions by individuals and household related to the ageing process and the ongoing trends.