it is generally successful in explaining bilateral financial flows. If the pension gap were to be financed through the …

This Selected Issues paper examines the long-term issues with pension expenditures in the Netherlands. The paper … highlights that the public pension for a single person is equal to 70 percent of the (statutory) minimum wage. The minimum wage … and public pensions thus move in lock-step; they are both by law indexed to contract wages in the private sector. This …

This Selected Issues paper on Chile assesses the long-term outlook of Chile’s private pension system. The paper …

This Selected Issues paper reviews developments during 2001–02 in the Belarusian pension system, and discusses … potential short- and medium-term reforms needed to put pension system finances on a sustainable path. The paper presents a short … overview of demographic trends and developments in Belarus and their impact on the pension system. It discusses the financial …

of gross monthly wages. It analyzes that a comparatively high share of Austria’s family benefits is monetary rather …-skilled workers and women. The IMF report highlights that social security contributions and payroll taxes amount to almost 50 percent …

using a generational accounting framework. A simulation of retirement incentives suggests that the pension system will …