Ageing populations

Pensions in crisis: Europe and Central Asia regional policy note

The financial crisis has major implications for pension systems. If looked at in tandem with predictions of a rapid demographic transition leading to more aged populations, it means that countries need to make sure that whatever actions they take now do not lead to bigger financial burdens in the future. This report looks at the implications for pension systems in Europe and Central Asia.

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American Indian elders are on the crest of a chronic disease epidemic: ( D.E. Satter;S.P. Wallace / Health Disparities Program, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research , 2010); The elderly population (age 55 and older) among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) is projected to increase from 5.5% of the total U.S. AIAN population in 1990 to 12.6% in 2050. Many are faili...
How the Indian pension system falls behind the OECD benchmark: ( R.K. Jha;S. Bhattacharyya / Munich Personal RePEc Archive , 2010); In India the lack of a wide social security net has serious implications for well-being of aged, poor people who are unable to meet their old age needs. India’s workforce is largely based in uno...
How to create a multi-pillar pension system in Peru: ( J. Olivera / Society for the Study of Economic Inequality , 2010); Peru created the Private Pension system (SPP) in 1993, without dismantling its old defined benefit system (the National Pension System, SNP). However, members of the SPP (those who previously be...
The proportion of older persons in the world will double by 2050: ( Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations , 2009); This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries. This edit...
The financial crisis and pensions - the real crisis is yet to come: ( World Bank , 2010); The financial crisis has had significant impacts on pension systems in the Europe and Central Asia region (ECA), tempting governments to make policy changes in response to the increased pension ...
Pension policy and how to restrain the over-fast growth of capital assets investment in China: ( Z. Yang / Munich Personal RePEc Archive , 2009); This paper investigates the urban public pension in China, and examines the effects of the replacement rates and population growth rate on the capital-labour ratio, pension benefits, consumption and u...
Arguing the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults: ( M. Lee / Population Reference Bureau , 2009); This newsletter reviews some recent research on ageing and HIV/AIDS, trying to figure out HIV/AIDS risk factors and the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults in the US....
A simple and cost-effective pension system in that could be scaled up to national level: ( C. Knox / HelpAge International , 2009); The Government of Zambia, via its Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS), has been running a set of pilot cash transfers to test which could best form the basis of a national so...