Ageing and Public Pensions in Portugal: A Snapshot Before the Reform

Pereira, Alfredo M.; Rodrigues, Pedro G.

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Ageing and Public Pensions in Portugal: A Snapshot Before the Reform

European Economy - Reports and Studies, No. 4, 2001

20 Pages Posted: 17 Jan 2005 Last revised: 2 May 2013

See all articles by Alfredo M. Pereira

Pedro G. Rodrigues

CAPP and ISCSP, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

Date Written: October 2001

Abstract

This paper reports on a simple exercise in the long-term sustainability of public finances. In particular, focusing on Portugal, it assesses the impact that an ageing population is expected to have on public pension expenditure over the next fifty years. We carry out such an exercise in accordance with demographic and macroeconomic assumptions that were commonly agreed for all EU Member States. Also, to facilitate cross-country comparability, an actuarial model of public pension expenditure was used.

Keywords: Portugal, social security

JEL Classification: H55

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Pereira, Alfredo M. and Rodrigues, Pedro G., Ageing and Public Pensions in Portugal: A Snapshot Before the Reform (October 2001). European Economy - Reports and Studies, No. 4, 2001 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=649603