Pension Reforms in Europe: How Far Have We Come and Gone?
In the past few decades, a myriad of reforms in Europe have had a significant impact on the way and extent to which public pensions provide retirement income. This departmental paper takes stock of where European pension systems stand and assesses their key characteristics. We present a novel measur...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
International Monetary Fund
2021
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| Series: | Departmental Papers
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| Collection: | International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In the past few decades, a myriad of reforms in Europe have had a significant impact on the way and extent to which public pensions provide retirement income. This departmental paper takes stock of where European pension systems stand and assesses their key characteristics. We present a novel measure of the balance between lifetime benefits and contributions—the Proportionality Measure—to examine pension systems’ long-term sustainability, fairness, and intergenerational equity |
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| Physical Description: | 93 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781513593920 |