This paper provides the results of analyses of key problems related to pension systems and their reforms in Russia and … Ukraine. The pension systems and their reforms in both countries are compared. They are also compared with the general picture …

Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …; analyzes the pension systems; and identifies their major structural weaknesses. The paper concludes with some specific policy … directions for pension reform to strengthen the capacity of Asian pension systems in delivering economic security for the large …

The goal of this study is to present an insider view on the pension reforms implemented in Hungary between 1996 and … structure of the paper is as follows: Section 1 considers the legacy of the pension system. Section 2 summarises the debate on … the pension reform and the basic decisions. Section 3 outlines the implementation of the pension reform, while Section 4 …

By 2008, the Hungarian pension system has become too generous and the implied contribution rate hindered growth. When … and long-run reduction of pension benefits. Within months, the Hungarian government eliminated the unsustainable 13th …

this effect is influenced by institutional characteristics of the pension scheme. When labor is scarcer it becomes more … per-capita magnitudes is positive and quantitatively significant. Second, we find that the pension system matters both for … the growth performance and for individual welfare. Third, we show that the assessment of pension reform proposals may be …

the public pension regime (ZUS). Trying to solve the problem of public finance sustainability by radically shrinking the … second tier of the pension system has obvious costs in terms of poverty among old-age pensioners. Their incomes will fall … sharply relative to those of working-age population. Partially reversing pension reform will also cost Poland in terms of risk …

We analyze the impact of population aging on Japan's household saving rate and on its public pension system and the … impact of that system on Japan's household saving rate and obtain the following results: first, the age structure of Japan …'s population can explain the level of, and past and future trends in, its household saving rate; second, the rapid aging of Japan …

The 'missing women' dilemma in India has sparked interest in investigating gender discrimination in the provision of … health care in the country. No studies, however, have directly examined this discrimination in relation to household behavior … that while the gap in the probability of boys' and girls' hospitalization and usage of household income and savings is …

be instrumental in mitigating the extent of gender-based within-household discrimination. The findings reveal that … of household income and a composite index of women empowerment, the paper finds evidence of women’s status influencing …