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Lithuania

In: Extended Working Life Policies

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  • Jolanta Pivoriene

    (Mykolas Romeris University)

  • Kristina Ambrazeviciute

    (The Law Institute of Lithuania)

Abstract

LithuaniaLithuania underwent radical changes in economic and social systems at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. The country has a declining andPopulation ageing ageing populationAgeing population . The dependency ratioDependency ratio(s) will increase to 44.9%Public pensions , public pensionPensions public expenditurePension expenditure in Lithuania will reach 8.6% of GDPGross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2050, and both values are lower than the corresponding values for the EU-25 average. To address such challenges, the country introduced policy measures and in 2018 a new social model came into force. The chapter discusses pension system reformsPolicy/ies pension , pension policyPension policy , employment and healthHealth policyHealth policies and provides a selective review of existing research on these topics. Research on extended working lifeWorking life is developing in LithuaniaLithuania . It provides evidence-based arguments for influencing social policySocial policy forPolicy/ies for older workers olderWorker older workersOlder workers . However, the gender and healthHealth implicationsHealth implications of extending working lifeWorking life in LithuaniaLithuania are not very favourable and do not fully support peoples’ rights for sustainable wellbeingWellbeing in late work and after retirement.

Suggested Citation

  • Jolanta Pivoriene & Kristina Ambrazeviciute, 2020. "Lithuania," Springer Books, in: Áine Ní Léime & Jim Ogg & Martina Rašticová & Debra Street & Clary Krekula & Monika Bédiová & Ignaci (ed.), Extended Working Life Policies, chapter 25, pages 329-339, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-40985-2_25
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40985-2_25
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