Pension Reform in South-Eastern Europe : Linking to Labor and Financial Market Reforms

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Contents; Preface; About the Editors; Abbreviations; PART I Setting the Stage; Figure 2.1 Old-Age Dependency Ratios in Selected World Regions, 2000 and Projected to 2050; Figure 2.2 Increase in Number of Pension Systems with Second Pillars, 1960-2009; Figure 2.3 Implicit Tax on Remaining at Work; Figure 2.4 Ratio of Savers to Dissavers by Region, 1950-2050; Figure 2.5 Financial Sector Readiness Indicator Scores in Year of Reform and Five Years Later (or in 2006), Selected Countries; PART II Aligning and Linking the Reforms; Table 4.1 Pension Reform in Southeastern European Countries

Figure 4.1 Male and Female Retirement Ages in CEF CountriesFigure 4.2 Loss of Contributors as a Result of Low Coverage, CEF Countries; Figure 5.1 Activity Rates in the European Union, by Gender, 1970 and 2000; Figure 5.2 Cohort Comparison in the European Union, by Gender, 1981, 1986, and 1991; Box 5.1 Key Reforms of Statutory Schemes; Figure 5.3 Employment Rates of Older Workers, European Union in 2005 and Evolution since 2000; Figure 5.4 Share of Part-Time Employment in Employment of Age Group 55-64, European Union, 1995-2006

Figure 5.5 Reasons for Leaving Last Job or Business for Workers Age 55-64, European Union, 1995-2006Figure 5.6 Dispersion of Employment Rates, Ages 55-64 and 25-54, European Union, 1983-2006; Figure 5.7 Employment Rates by Gender, Age 55-64, European Union, 1992-2006; Figure 5.8 Employment Rates for Men Age 55-64, by Skill Level, European Union, 2000 and 2006; Figure 5.9 Trends in Replacement Rates: Effect of Enacted Reforms at a Given Retirement Age, 2005 and 2050; Figure 5.10 Trends in Pension Expenditures, European Union (EU25), 2005-50

Figure 5.11 Projected Evolution of Theoretical Replacement Rates (TRRs) and Pension Expenditures for Public Pension Schemes, European UnionFigure 5.12 Change in (Synthetic) Replacement Rate and Decline in Employment Rates between Ages 55-59 and 60-64, Selected European Union Countries, 2006; Figure 6.1 Welfare Effects in Slovenia for Different Sources of Pension System Financing (Retirement Age 60 and Full Indexation), 1925-2055; Figure 6.2 Supplementary Pension Savings Required in Order to Keep the Total Pension at the Given Level (Retirement Age 60 and Full Indexation), Slovenia, 1960-2050

Figure 6.3 Expected Change in the Supplementary Pension Savings Required in Order to Keep the Total Pension at the Given Level with Retirement Age Increased to 65 and Unchanged Indexation of Pensions,Table 6.1 Estimates of Total Balance of the State Pension Fund Using Different Assumptions about Retirement Age and Indexation Level of Pensions, 2010-50; Figure 6.4 Expected Change in the Deficit of the Slovenian State Pension Fund with a Mandatory Second Pillar, Keeping the Total Pension at the 2000 Level (Retirement Age 60 and Full Indexation), 2005-

Figure 7.1 Cross-Sectional Employment Ratios, Population Age 25-64, Hungary, 1970-2005

Setting the stage. Fiscal implications of population aging / Andrej Bajuk ; Linking pension reform to labor and financial market reforms : an introduction / Robert Holzmann ; New social risks, the life course and social policy / A. Lans BovenbergAligning and linking the reforms. An overview of pension, labor market and financial market reforms in Southeastern Europe / Dušan Kidrič ; European pension reforms / Olivier Bontout and Georg Fischer ; The Slovenian pension system in the context of upcoming demographic developments / Boris Majcen and Miroslav Verbič ; Decreased employment and pensions : the case of Hungary / Maria Augusztinovics and Janos Köllő ; Live longer, work longer : making it happen in the labor market / Milan Vodopivec and Primož Dolenc ; Preparing the labor market for an aging population : designing public policy to increase labor force participation / Gary Burtless ; Retirement reform in a mature welfare state : the Danish experience / Lars Haagen Pedersen ; The pension system and employment of older workers : how to change the incentive structure : the Polish experience / Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak ; Turning boomers into boomerangs : policies and preferences with regard to the employment of older workers in the Netherlands / Ernst B.K. van Koesveld ; Pension reform and financial markets : encouraging household savings for retirement / Anita Tuladhar ; Contemporary issues and challenges in a supplementary pension system : the case of Slovenia / Aleš S. Berk ; Designing a regulatory framework for pension reform and development of financial markets : the Estonian experience / Tõnu Lillelaid, Veiko Tali and Thomas Auväärt ; Linking pension reform and financial market development : the experience of Latin America / Augusto Iglesias P. ; Preparing the financial market for an aging population : the case of the FYR Macedonia / Zorica Apostolska -- Panels and country statements. Guidance notes for the policy panels / Robert Holzmann ; Pension reform : broad context and perspective / Gonzalo C. Caprirolo ; Aging populations and the scope for adjustment in the Slovenian labor market / Alenka Kajzer ; Reforming the Slovenian pension system : some guidelines and intergenerational distribution issues / Jan K. Grobovšek and Damjan Kozamernik ; Statement of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Zehra Novo-Omanovič ; Statement of the Ministry of Finance, Republic of Srpska / Snježana Rudič ; Statement of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, Bulgaria / Goran Bankov ; Statement of the Ministry of Finance, Croatia / Ivana Maletič ; Statement of the National Bank, FYR Macedonia / Dimitar Bogov ; Statement of the Ministry of Finance, Moldova / Oleg Hirbu ; Statement of the Central Bank, Montenegro / Nikola Fabris ; Statement of the Ministry of Labor, Montenegro / Mileva Todorovič ; Statement of the Ministry of Finance, Romania / Steluta Nedelcu ; Statement of the Ministry of Finance, Serbia / Marko Lisica and Vladimir Malbašić ; Statement of the Ministry of Finance, Slovenia / Andrej Šircelj ; Statement of the Ministry of Labor, Slovenia / Romana Tomc.

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