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- Political Risk of Social Security: Evidence from Reforms in Hungary and the Czech Republic.
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The document describes the political risk of social security in Hungary and the Czech Republic by measuring the changes in the social security wealth induced by the pension reforms undertaken in these countries since the 1990s.
- Protecting People While Enhancing Work Incentives: The Role of the Welfare System.
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The paper explores the Czech Republic’s public and private pension systems as well as reforms undertaken during the past decade.
- European Pension Systems and the EU Enlargement.
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The paper analyzes the effects of the unification of public pension systems financed on the PAYG basis.
- Pensions: Reality check for Minister Spidla
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The paper attempts to re-introduce some sanity to the pension reform discussion in the Czech Republic.
- An Analysis of the Voluntary Pension Fund System in the Czech Republic
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May 15, 2007 09:51
This paper aims at explaining the impact of reform within the pension system on the level of private savings.
- Enlargement of the European Union and the Harmonisation of Public Pension Systems
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The paper analyzes the effects of the unification of public pension systems financed on the PAYG basis.
- Romania’s Pension System: The Weight of the Past
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May 15, 2007 09:53
This paper describes the institutional weaknesses of the pre-reform system and analyses the demographic pressures threatening it.
- Seeking to reform the pension system in Poland: “safety in diversity”.
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May 15, 2007 09:53
This publication considers the reforms specific to Poland, but conclusions have a general character.
- Socio-demographic Forecast of Poland, 1997-2050, for Modelling Incomes and Social Security Retirement Pensions
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May 15, 2007 09:53
The primary purpose of this paper is to report estimates of the size and the social and demographic composition of the population of Poland, in the years 1997–2050, which takes into account the variables needed for modelling the effects of the 1999 pension reform.
- Financial developments and perspectives for reforming of pension system in Russia Federation.
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May 15, 2007 09:53
This publication aims at analyzing effects of new stage of economic crisis in Russia on financial state of pension system and perspectives for its development.
- Pension Reform in Slovakia
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May 15, 2007 09:53
This paper presents the main features of the pension reform approved in 2003 in Slovakia.
- Interview by a Director of the Department of socio-economic policy in the Center of Strategic Developments, Zotova E. A. , to a newspaper “Argumenti Nedeli”.
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May 15, 2007 09:54
This interview is about pension reforms in Russia.
- For whom a “silent person” is a discovery.
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May 15, 2007 09:54
This interview was given to “Russia newspaper”, which invited experts to investigate pension reform issues.
- The reform of the Czech pension system - proposals and qualifications
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May 15, 2007 09:54
The paper offers suggestions to sustain the pension system of the country during the transition period.
- Ageing, pension reforms and capital market development in transition countries
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May 15, 2007 09:54
This paper gives an overview of demographic trends and their impact on public finances in transition countries. It also describes the pension reforms that have been carried out and the impact of multi-pillar pension reforms on capital market developments.
- Regulatory induced herding? Evidence from Polish pension funds
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May 15, 2007 09:54
This paper documents herding among pension fund managers in Poland. It finds that penalties for underperformance imposed by the regulator cause fund managers to follow each other’s portfolio choices and pursue similar investment strategies. The paper calls for a reduction in the number of funds, or a review of the relative performance incentive system and current constraints on portfolio allocation.
- Policy and implementation issues in reforming pension systems
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November 23, 2007 13:22
In the light of the existing financing problems of pay-as-you-go social security pension systems and the greater difficulties they will face in future as the demographic situation deteriorates, the issue of pension reform is becoming a matter of growing importance in OECD countries, developing countries and countries in transition. This paper seeks to facilitate discussion of the underlying economic issues by offering a schematic presentation of the various benefits and costs arising from the various alternatives available in respect of reform, with the major emphasis being on a shift towards funding.
- Competition and performance in the Hungarian second pillar
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November 23, 2007 13:28
The performance of the Hungarian second pillar since inception has been mixed. This is partly due to a less than satisfactory support for the 1997 pension reform, conservative fund portfolio distributions, the hybrid nature of the mandatory pension fund system, the segmented nature of the market in terms of costs, and a less than aggressive commitment on the part of the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority to a low-cost, transparent, and competitive equilibrium.
- Russia - Fiscal costs of structural reforms
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November 23, 2007 16:18
This Report discusses the challenge of budget financing of core structural reforms, within a broader framework of fiscal management reforms in Russia. It argues that explicit financing of structural reforms is fully justifiable because these are the investments in the institutional infrastructure with a high rate of return.
- Pension reform in Hungary : a preliminary assessment
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December 3, 2007 17:39
This paper reviews the main components and objectives of the Hungarian pension reform, and makes a preliminary assessment of the first years of its implementation.






