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social security system. The Panamanian pension levels are generous, despite the lack of indexation, even by the high standard …
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This Selected Issues paper of the United Kingdom analyzes the official projections of public pension spending and risks …, as well as the strategy to increase private pension provision. It provides a comparison of stylized facts regarding …
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This Selected Issues paper highlights that the authorities in the Republic of Korea recognize the pension policy …. Without further reforms, the public pension systems in Korea are not financially sustainable. This paper considers options for … moving to a funded first-pillar pension system. The main results show that a sustainable, funded pension system can be …
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on social security, and explores policy options. It finds that so far, the impact of aging on the economy has been … the generous disability and pension systems. The paper also examines the need for health care reforms in Switzerland. …
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This Selected Issues paper for Denmark shows that a demographic shift will have several impacts on the economy. The decline in the relative size of the labor force will result in relatively fewer goods produced. This effect will be particularly strong, because a large portion of the current...
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solid growth with low inflation, and vulnerabilities to potential shocks appear low. With Korea aging at an almost …
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preparing for population aging, but there are concerns that households are not saving enough for retirement. …
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This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that Belgium’s growth has picked up following weakness in early 2005, mainly reflecting a negative contribution from the external sector and weak household consumption owing to high energy prices. The authorities and the IMF staff project GDP...
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boosting the economy potential and reducing pressures on the public finances in the face of population aging. The authorities …
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encompassing labor and product markets as well the pension system would substantially improve the outlook for fiscal sustainability …, to raise output and employment significantly while reducing the price level. Additional pension reforms could further …
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