Sustainability of Pension Systems in the New EU member States and Croatia : Coping with Aging Challenges and Fiscal Pressures

This report concerns recent pension reforms in Europe. Over the last decade, pension reform has been a major issue on the political agenda across Europe. All European countries are profoundly affected by aging populations resulting from lower ferti...

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Main Authors:	Kąsek, Leszek, Laursen, Thomas, Skrok, Emilia
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCRUAL RATES ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES AGING POPULATIONS ANNUITY ASSET ALLOCATION ASSET ALLOCATIONS ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET VALUE AVERAGE BENEFIT AVERAGE BENEFITS AVERAGE EARNINGS AVERAGE PENSION AVERAGE WAGE BASIC PENSION BASIC PENSIONS BENEFIT FORMULA BENEFIT FORMULAS BENEFIT LEVELS BENEFIT RATES BONDS BOOM GENERATION BORROWING CALCULATIONS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT CONSUMER CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION BASE CONTRIBUTION BASES CONTRIBUTION PERIODS CONTRIBUTION RATE CONTRIBUTION RATES CONTRIBUTIONS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CURRENT PENSION CURRENT PENSIONERS DEBT DEBT SECURITIES DEFINED BENEFIT DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEPENDENCY RATIO DEPENDENCY RATIOS DEPOSITS DISABILITY DISABILITY INSURANCE DISABILITY PENSIONS DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC ECONOMIES EARLY RETIREMENT EARLY RETIREMENT PRIVILEGES EARNINGS EARNINGS HISTORY EARNINGS INDEXATION EARNINGS MEASURES ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ELDERLY EMPLOYEE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS EQUITIES FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FINANCES FINANCIAL BENEFITS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL SITUATION FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FOREIGN INVESTMENT FUND ASSETS FUND MANAGERS FUND PERFORMANCE FUNDED ACCOUNT GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND INCOME INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INCOME SOURCE INCOMES INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS INFLATION INFLATION INDEXATION INFLATION RATE INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION ON PENSION INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE SCHEME INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT RATES INVESTMENT RISK LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LIFE EXPECTANCIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFETIME LIVING STANDARDS MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET RISK MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION MINIMUM PENSION MINIMUM PERIOD MINIMUM WAGE MORTALITY NATIONAL ECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES NET ASSET NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE NORMAL RETIREMENT AGES OCCUPATIONAL PENSION OLD-AGE PENSION OLD-AGE PENSIONERS OLD-AGE PENSIONS OLDER WORKERS PENSION PENSION AGE PENSION BENEFIT PENSION COMPANIES PENSION CONTRIBUTION PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PENSION ENTITLEMENT PENSION ENTITLEMENTS PENSION EXPENDITURE PENSION EXPENDITURES PENSION FUND PENSION FUND ASSETS PENSION INSURANCE PENSION LAW PENSION PLANS PENSION PROVISION PENSION REFORM PENSION REFORMS PENSION SAVINGS PENSION SCHEME PENSION SCHEMES PENSION SECURITY PENSION SPENDING PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEM REFORMS PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONABLE AGE PENSIONS POLITICAL RISK POPULATION AGEING PORTFOLIO MANAGERS PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE EQUITIES PRIVATE PENSION PRIVATE PENSION FUND PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS PRIVATE SAVINGS PRIVATIZATION PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC PENSION PUBLIC PENSIONS PUBLIC SYSTEM RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN RATES OF RETURNS REPLACEMENT RATE REPLACEMENT RATES RETIRED RETIREES RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE RETIREMENT AGES RETIREMENT BENEFITS RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY RETIREMENT PENSIONS RETIREMENT-INCOME RISK DIVERSIFICATION SALARY SECOND PENSION SECURITIES SHARE OF EARNINGS SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE AGENCIES SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS STATE PENSION SUPPLEMENTARY PENSION TAX TAXABLE INCOME TRADE UNIONS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TYPE OF WORK UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES VALUABLE VALUE OF MONEY WAGE GROWTH WAGES WITHDRAWAL WORKING AGE WORKING AGE POPULATION WORKING PENSIONERS YEARS OF SERVICE YOUNGER PEOPLE YOUNGER WORKERS
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Sustainability of Pension Systems in the New EU member States and Croatia : Coping with Aging Challenges and Fiscal Pressures

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