Pension Age Increase: Pro et Contra

Tatyana Maleva and O. Sinyavskaya
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O. Sinyavskaya: Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP), Moscow, Russia

Journal of the New Economic Association, 2010, issue 8, 117-137

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.

Keywords: pension age; life expectancy; early retirement; elderly employment; ageing; pension reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J14 J21 J26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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