Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa

Robalino, David A.

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“…The total implicit pension debt of all MENA countries is estimated at 50 per cent of regional GDP, while the reserves are standing at 14 per cent of regional GDP only (Robalino 2005).…”

Section: Unsustainable Benefit Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, the World Bank has published a dedicated regional report, Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa (Robalino 2005). Proposing concrete reforms, these reports clearly go beyond the scope of the ILO reports.…”

Section: Past Efforts To Reform Pension Schemes In the Mena Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mervat Tellawy explicitly mentioned that her reform plans were intended not only to raise the capital income of Egypt's public pension fund but also to boost the national stock market and to foster the development of the country's private sector. Economists praised her move as a "benchmark towards liberalising the economy" (The Egyptian Gazette, 8 October 1997).…”

Section: Reforming Investment Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Robalino 2005: Table 3.1; ILO 2010: Annex B, Tables 16 and 21; Loewe 2010: Table A15 and Annex; USSSA 2011; USSSA 2013.…”

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Reforming Pensions in Developing and Transition Countries

Hujo¹

2014

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“…The total implicit pension debt of all MENA countries is estimated at 50 per cent of regional GDP, while the reserves are standing at 14 per cent of regional GDP only (Robalino 2005).…”

Section: Unsustainable Benefit Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Past Efforts To Reform Pension Schemes In the Mena Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Reforming Investment Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Robalino 2005: Table 3.1; ILO 2010: Annex B, Tables 16 and 21; Loewe 2010: Table A15 and Annex; USSSA 2011; USSSA 2013.…”

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Reforming Pensions in Developing and Transition Countries

Hujo¹

2014

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“…Social insurance systems in these countries are based historically on the Bismarckian welfare state model, whereby pension, health, and disability benefits are linked to employment in the formal sector. In most countries, in return for their contributions, formal workers are entitled to generous benefit packages (Robalino 2005). Those outside the formal sector, in both urban and rural areas, traditionally have had limited or no access to formal risk management instruments or other government benefits.…”

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Informality and exclusion: evidence from matched employer-employee data for Lebanon and Syria

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Informality, measured as the share of the employed who do not have access to social security, is high in Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic. This paper uses new data from the 2010 Lebanon and Syria matched employer-employee surveys, which include modules that directly test for ability (Raven's progressive matrices) and selfreported personality characteristics in addition to a detailed section on job quality. The analysis of differentials in earning, self-reported attitudes toward jobs, working conditions, and self-rated satisfaction across formal and informal jobs shows that, even after controlling for measured ability and personality traits, there is a significant formality premium. Moreover, in Lebanon, informal workers are significantly more likely than formal workers to want to change jobs. These findings suggest that much of the observed informality in these two countries might not be due to individual choice but more likely to exclusion from formal markets. JEL codes: H53, H55, J23, J24, J31, J32, J42, J71, J81, K31, M51, O53

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Contribution Densities, Transitions and Pension Rights: The Case of Jordan

Forteza

Mussio

2013

J of Intl Development

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Using micro‐data from the Social Security Corporation (SSC), we analyse the dynamics of social security coverage in the Jordanian labour force. We characterise patterns of contribution densities and transition rates and fit survival models for transitions. We also simulate pension rights. We compare patterns in the Jordanian SSC and in social security programmes in three Latin American countries for which a similar analysis has been conducted. We find comparatively low contribution densities and transition rates in Jordan, which is consistent with low coverage and low turnover rates. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa

Cited by 34 publications

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Reforming Pensions in Developing and Transition Countries

Reforming Pensions in Developing and Transition Countries

Informality and exclusion: evidence from matched employer-employee data for Lebanon and Syria

Contribution Densities, Transitions and Pension Rights: The Case of Jordan

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