1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452747103321

Autore

Kashiwase Kenichiro

Titolo

Pension reforms in Japan [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Kenichiro Kashiwase, Masahiro Nozaki, and Kiichi Tokuoka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, c2012

ISBN

1-4755-7345-6

1-4755-9735-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (22 p.)

Collana

IMF working paper ; ; WP/12/285

Altri autori (Persone)

NozakiMasahiro

TokuokaKiichi

Soggetti

Pensions - Japan

Retirement income - Japan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Abstract; Contents; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Japan: Population Aging in Japan and OECD Countries; 2. Japan: Social Security Spending; II. The Pension System and Past Reforms in Japan; 3. Japan: Public Pension System; 4. Japan: NP and EPI Pension Spending and Contributions, 2010-2100; Boxes; 1. Japan: How Does Macro Indexing Work?; III. Pension Reform Options to Reduce the Fiscal Burden; Tables; 1. Japan: Options to Reduce Government for Basic Pension; 2. Japan: Growth Impact of Pension Reform Options; A. Raise Pension Eligibility Age

5. Japan: Life Expectancy after Pension Eligibility Age, 2000-20306. OECD Countries: Pension Eligibility Age and Life Expectancy in 2010 and 2030; B. Lower Replacement Ratio; 7. Pension Benefit Replacement Rate for Single Earner Couples; 3. Japan: Old-age Poverty in Japan and the Role of Pensions; C. Higher Contribution Rates; 8. Pension Contribution Rate, 2009; D. Reducing Preferential Treatments; IV. Conclusion; Appendices; I. Methodologies to Calculate Fiscal Savings from Reform Options; References

Sommario/riassunto

This paper analyzes various reform options for Japan's public pension in light of large fiscal consolidation needs of the country. The most



attractive option is to increase the pension eligibility age in line with high and rising life expectancy. This would have a positive effect on long-run economic growth and would be relatively fair in sharing the burden of fiscal adjustment between younger and older generations. Other attractive options include better targeting by ?clawing back? a small portion of pension benefits from wealthy retirees, reducing preferential tax treatment of pension benefi

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910671368303321

Autore

Restrepo Pimienta Jorge Luis

Titolo

Dimensión jurídico antropológica de la política pública en salud

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Universidad Sergio Arboleda, 2011

ISBN

958-8745-43-8

Soggetti

Public Policy

Social Control Policies

Social Control, Formal

Policy

Health Care Economics and Organizations

Sociology

Social Sciences

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Health Care

Health Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph