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Ageing and Pensions - JSM662
Title: Ageing and Pensions
Czech title: Stárnutí a penze
Guaranteed by: Department of Public and Social Policy (23-KVSP)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2014 to 2014
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:6/0, C [HS]
Extent per academic year: 6 [hours]
Capacity: 25 / unknown (25)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level: specialized
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: PhDr. Petr Hedbávný, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): PhDr. Petr Hedbávný, Ph.D.
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Annotation -
Last update: PhDr. Věra Tomandlová (18.02.2016)
The course introduces students to the population aging topic in the context of other global strategic challenges. The second part of the course focuses on the pension system reforms in Central European countries.
Aim of the course -
Last update: PhDr. Věra Tomandlová (09.02.2015)

Students should be able to discuss the main aspects of population ageing challenge. They should also be able to explain the main reasons why pension reforms have been undertaken in Central European countries since 1990 and also know the contents of the reforms.

Literature - Czech
Last update: PhDr. Věra Tomandlová (12.02.2019)

Literatura

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Adascalitei, Dragos (2017) "From Austerity to Austerity: The Political Economy of Public Pension Reforms in Romania and Bulgaria." Social Policy & Administration vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 464-487.

·         Adger, W. Neil (2000). Social and ecological resilience: are they related?. Progress in human geography, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 347-364.

·         Andel, Ross (2014). Aging in the Czech Republic. The Gerontologist, 54(6), 893-900, available online at http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/54/6/893.full

·         Barr, Nicholas (2006): 'Pensions: Overview of the Issues', Oxford Review of Economic Policy, vol. 22. no. 1, Spring 2006, pp. 1-14.

·         Barr, Nicholas and Peter Diamond (2009). Reforming pensions: Principles, analytical errors and policy directions. International Social Security Review, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 5-29.

·         Bloom, David E., et al. (2014): "Macroeconomic implications of population ageing and selected policy responses." The Lancet.

·         Disney, Richard (1999): 'OECD pension systems in crisis: an evaluation of the reform options', Pension Reform Primer series, Social Protection Discussion Paper no. 9921, World Bank, Washington, D.C., available online at http://siteresources.worldbank.org/SOCIALPROTECTION/Resources/SP-Discussion-papers/Pensions-DP/9921.pdf

·        Domonkos, Stefan, and András Simonovits (2017). "Pension reforms in EU11 countries: An evaluation of post‐socialist pension policies." International Social Security Review, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 109-128.

·         Drahokoupil, Jan and Stefan Domonkos (2012): Averting the funding-gap crisis: East European pension reforms after 2008, Global Social Policy, vol. 12. no. 3, pp.  283-299.

·         Fultz, Elaine (2002, ed.): Pension Reform in Central and Eastern Europe, Volume 1: Restructuring with Privatization: Case Studies of Hungary and Poland. Budapest: International Labour Office,  available online at http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/eurpro/geneva/download/events/pension_reform1.pdf

·         Fultz, Elaine (2002, ed.): Pension Reform in Central and Eastern Europe. Volume  2: Restructuring of Public Pension Schemes: Case Studies of the Czech Republic and Slovenia. International Labour Office, available online at http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/eurpro/geneva/download/events/pension_reform2.pdf

·         Global Trends 2030, available online at www.gt2030.com

·         Guardiancich, Igor (2008). How not to implement: Hungarian pension reforms in an institutionalist perspective (No. 110). TIGER Working Paper Series, available online at http://www.tiger.edu.pl/publikacje/TWP110.pdf

·         Hirose, Kenichi (2011): Pension reform in Central and Eastern Europe: in times of crisis, austerity and beyond, International Labour Office Budapest, 978-92-2-125639-7[ISBN],  available online at http://staging2.ilo.org/public/english/region/eurpro/geneva/download/pension_reform_cee.pdf

·         Potůček, Martin et al. (2017): Public Policy, Karolinum, ISBN 9788024635569.

·         Potůček, Martin and Veronika Rudolfová (2016). Rivalry of Advocacy Coalitions in the Czech Pension Reform. NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages 117–134.

·         Rusnok, Jiří and Juraj Dlhopolček (2010): End to Age of Naivety: Pension Reforms in Post-Transition Countries. Acta VŠFS, 1(4), 59-70, available online at https://is.vsfs.cz/repo/3094/ACTA_1_2010_Rusnok_Dlhopolcek.pdf.

·         Saxonberg, Steven and Tomáš Sirovátka (2014). From a Garbage Can to a Compost Model of Decision‐Making? Social Policy Reform and the Czech Government's Reaction to the International Financial Crisis. Social Policy & Administration, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 450-467.

·         Simonovits, András (2011). The mandatory private pension pillar in Hungary: An obituary. International Social Security Review, vol. 64, no. 3, pp.81-98.

·         Szikra, Dorottya: Democracy and welfare in hard times: The social policy of the Orbán Government in Hungary between 2010 and 2014. Journal of European Social Policy, 2014, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 486-500.

·         Vostatek, Jaroslav (2010): Development Trends in Social Security with an Emphasis on Europe and Czechia. Acta VŠFS, 1(4), 71-97, available online at http://is.vsfs.cz/repo/2262/ACTA_1_2010_Vostatek.pdf

·        World Economic Forum (2019): The Global Risks report 2019, available online at https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-risks-report-2019


Supplementary literature in Czech:

·         Potůček, Martin et al. (2016): Veřejná politika, C.H.Beck, ISBN 9788074005916
·         Vostatek, Jaroslav (2016): Penzijní teorie a politika, C.H.Beck, ISBN: 9788074005718
Requirements to the exam - Czech
Last update: PhDr. Věra Tomandlová (12.02.2019)

Pro získání zápočtu je třeba vypracovat esej.
• Téma: Jaká ponaučení si lze vzít ze středoevropských důchodových reforem pro návrh důchodového systému v konkrétní zemi dle volby studenta? (v eseji prosím použijte argumenty z minimálně 5 zdrojů uvedených v seznamu literatury)
• Hodnocení eseje: formální kritéria, koherence textu, využití vědeckých zdrojů, originalita.
• Esej je nutno odevzdat do čtvrtka 4. dubna 2019 e-mailem na hedbavny@fsv.cuni.cz. Penalizace za opožděné zaslání: 25 procent za každý týden.
• Délka: 9-12 normostran (1800 znaků na stránku), v angličtině, češtině nebo slovenštině.
• Každý, kdo zašle draft eseje do úterý 26. března ( e-mailem na hedbavny@fsv.cuni.cz), obdrží zpětnou vazbu e-mailem do pátku 29. března.
• Pro získání zápočtu je třeba získat minimálně 50 procent z maximálního počtu bodů v každé kategorii (formální kritéria, soudržnost textu, využití vědeckých zdrojů, originalita). Proto je doporučeníhodné odevzdat esej v termínu.

Syllabus -
Last update: PhDr. Věra Tomandlová (13.02.2019)

Content of the course

The course starts with a general overview of current global challenges and of the various approaches to address them. Next, we focus on the demographic change: the graying of the Western world, youth bulges in some developing countries and the one-child policy in China. We briefly discuss their economic, environmental and societal implications. Then we turn our attention to Central European pension systems. We analyze different proposals to make the pension systems 'future-proof'. Among other topics, we will examine whether reform proposals are financially 'best value', whether they are robust to various shocks and whether they take into account the interests of different stakeholders.

 

To get the credit ("zápočet") for the course, each students is asked to submit an essay.

·         Topic: Which lessons can be taken from Central European pension reforms for the pension system design in a country of student’s choice? (in the essay, use of arguments from at least 5 resources listed in the course literature, please)

·         Grading of the essay: formal criteria, coherence of text, use of scholarly resources, originality.

·         The essay is due on Thursday 4thApril 2019 via email at hedbavny@fsv.cuni.cz. Penalty for a late submission: 25 per cent per week.

·         Length: 9-12 standard pages (1,800 characters per page) in English, Czech or Slovak.

·         To get the credit, student has to receive at least 50 per cent of the maximum amount of points in each category (formal criteria, coherence of text, use of scholarly resources, originality). Thus the adherence to the submission deadline is strongly recommended.

·         All the students who send the draft of their essays (by e-mail at hedbavny@fsv.cuni.cz) by Tuesday 26th March 2019 will obtain feedback by e-mail by Friday 29th March 2019.

 
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