The Risk of Imbalances in the Financing of Social Protection in the Context of Demographic Ageing

• Autorzy: Cristina Boboc , Vergil Voineagu

Warianty tytułu

Ryzyko nierównowagi w finansowaniu polityki ubezpieczeń społecznych w kontekście zmian demograficznych

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In the next decades, developed countries will experience dramatic changes in their demographic trends. The retirement of the wide baby-boom generations, the increase in life expectancy and the decline in fertility ratios are likely to modify the size and the age-structure of their populations. The expected population ageing in European countries will burden the pension systems, especially wherever the pay-as-you-go pillar is predominant. Recently, migration has received a widespread attention as a solution to expected population decline and ageing in these countries. The flow of (young) migrants to developed countries is perceived as a means to alleviate the financial burden of pension systems. The aim of this contribution is to clarify the issue of aging on labour and capital markets in a macroeconomic perspective. A special attention is given to the risk of imbalances in the financing of social protection in the context of demographic ageing.(original abstract)

W kolejnych dekadach kraje rozwinięte doświadczą dramatycznych zmian w trendach demograficznych. Zmiana struktury wiekowej emerytów, przechodzenie na nią osób z pokoleń wyżu demograficznego, wydłużenie czasu ich życia i zmniejszenie stopnia dzietności młodszych pokoleń mogą zmodyfikować jej wielkość. Stopniowo następujące starzenie się społeczeństw w krajach europejskich znacznie obciąży systemy emerytalne, szczególnie te najczęściej obowiązujące typu pay-as-you-go. W ostatnim czasie uważa się, że migracje ludzi z krajów słabiej rozwiniętych mogą zatrzymać te negatywne trendy w krajach rozwiniętych ekonomicznie. Strumień migracji młodych osób do krajów rozwiniętych jest postrzegany jako szansa łagodzenia ciężaru finansowego systemów emerytalnych. Celem artykułu jest wyjaśnienie zjawiska zmian na rynku pracy i ubezpieczeń społecznych oraz wynikających z tego zmian w polityce makroekonomicznej. Specjalna uwaga skupiona jest na analizie ryzyka braku równowagi w finansowaniu ubezpieczeń społecznych w kontekście zachodzących zmian demograficznych.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Social policy financing; Social insurance; Insurance risk; Health insurance financing; Demographic transformation

PL

Finansowanie polityki społecznej; Ubezpieczenia społeczne; Ryzyko w ubezpieczeniach; Finansowanie ubezpieczeń społecznych; Przemiany demograficzne

• Czasopismo: Współczesna Ekonomia
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 2
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 69--81

Twórcy

autor

Cristina Boboc

• Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

autor

Vergil Voineagu

• Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

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