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Social and Provision Models of Pension Insurance and Savings

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  • Jaroslav Vostatek

    (University of Finance and Administration/CESTA (Center of Economic Studies and Analyses))

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The social models (welfare regimes) typology makes it possible to understand the basic pension scheme concepts, key role of social policy in this regard, determined on the basis of public choice. However, pension provision systems also play a significant role in practice; provision model of a pension pillar or tier may considerably affect the results of application of the relevant social model. Analyses confirm the failure of annuity markets – not even government regulation could successfully reduce annuity costs to a sustainable level in any country, comparable to the provision of public pensions. Therefore, the private sector can only offer pensions savings, moreover with crucial government regulation. Occupational schemes converge to either mandatory or quasi-mandatory schemes throughout the world, or transform to workplace pensions as a new provision model that represents a soft compulsion neoliberal system in combination with auto-enrolment. In addition to analyzing social and provision models from the general perspective, with key emphasis on representative countries’ experience, the paper concentrates on individual pillars of the Czech pension system that have recently undergone a number of reforms, usually resulting in no improvement in their efficiency. All pension pillars in the Czech Republic are thus in need of a major reform.

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  • Jaroslav Vostatek, 2015. "Social and Provision Models of Pension Insurance and Savings," ACTA VSFS, University of Finance and Administration, vol. 9(1), pages 74-103.
    • Handle: RePEc:prf:journl:v:9:y:2015:i:1:p:74-103
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    Keywords

    retirement pension; welfare regimes; pension savings; occupational pensions; administration; annuity markets; financial intermediaries;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs

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