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Social expenditures (czech - austrian comparison)

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  • Marie Vavrejnová
  • Karl Wörister

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This paper describes and evaluates the development of social expenditures in the Czech Republic and Austria during the nineties. The authors compare social systems of both countries with the aim to show the main differences as well as some identical and concurring features, and to take lecture from them for future reforms. In the first part, a short comparison of the main macroeconomic indicators and their development as the bases of social systems is presented. Factors influencing the level and structure of social expenditures in both countries are mentioned: different economic level, demographic, systemic, and governmental factors. In the second part, the structure of social expenditures and its development is analysed in detail. Current reforms of pension systems in both countries are mentioned. The growing role of personal expenditures in the Czech Republic in covering different kinds of social needs is demonstrated on the health care expenditures.

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  • Marie Vavrejnová & Karl Wörister, 2002. "Social expenditures (czech - austrian comparison)," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2002(4), pages 318-338.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpep:v:2002:y:2002:i:4:id:200
    DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.200
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    Keywords

    pension systems; social expenditures; structure of social expenditures; international comparison;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • N30 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - General, International, or Comparative

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