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Pension Age Increase: Pro et Contra

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  • Maleva, T.

    (Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP), Moscow, Russia)

  • Sinyavskaya, O.

    (Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP), Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

Population ageing and growing deficit of Russian pension system place on the agenda an issue of increasing pension age. The article reviews international practices of regulating pension ages. Authors critically discuss the pros and cons of increasing pension ages in Russia from perspectives of demographic situation and trends, labor market, pension system and public attitudes toward this issue. They prove necessity of the effective pension age increasing in Russia and present their views on how this policy should be organized.

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  • Maleva, T. & Sinyavskaya, O., 2010. "Pension Age Increase: Pro et Contra," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, issue 8, pages 117-137.
    • Handle: RePEc:nea:journl:y:2010:i:8:p:117-137
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    1. Ivan Suvorov, 2020. "Expected and Unexpected Consequences of Russian Pension Increase in 2010," Russian Journal of Money and Finance, Bank of Russia, vol. 79(1), pages 93-112, March.
    2. Gorlin, Yu. & Lyashok, V., 2019. "Pension Gambit," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 42(2), pages 138-148.
    3. Nivorozhkina L.I. & Abazieva K.G. & Dolbina S.V., 2019. "Impact of Contemporary Pension Reforms on Households’ Welfare," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(Special 2), pages 258-269.
    4. Yuri Ì. Gorlin & Elena E. Grishina & Victor Y. Lyashok & Vitaly V. Fedorov, 2017. "Increase in Retirement Age: Experience of Foreign Countries and the Assessment of the Effects for Russia," Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal, Financial Research Institute, Moscow 127006, Russia, issue 6, pages 85-97, December.

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    Keywords

    pension age; life expectancy; early retirement; elderly employment; ageing; pension reform;
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    JEL classification:

    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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