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dc.titleCaribbean Economics Quarterly: Volume 13, Issue 2: Building Resilient Safety Nets in the Caribbean: Future-proofing Retirement Incomes
dc.contributor.authorRosenblatt, David
dc.contributor.authorClayton, Khamal
dc.contributor.authorSaboin, José Luis
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz de Mendívil, Cloe
dc.contributor.authorHussain, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorGauto, Victor
dc.contributor.authorRamautar, Andjenie
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Gisele
dc.contributor.authorSatnarine-Singh, Nirvana
dc.contributor.authorKaplan, David S.
dc.contributor.authorGonzález-Velosa, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorMazzocca, Angelo
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Department Caribbean Group
dc.coverageBahamas
dc.coverageBarbados
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.coverageGuyana
dc.coverageSuriname
dc.coverageTrinidad and Tobago
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2024-09-20T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2024-09-20T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractCaribbean nations, like their peers in Latin America, are gradually observing the effects of a rapidly aging population. National pension schemes will face increasing budgetary demands to support a growing pool of pensioners. However, these schemes are supported by a gradually diminishing pool of workers, of which only a fraction will be contributing. This demographic trend is driven by several factors including high emigration, diminishing fertility rates and increasing life expectancies. Therefore, reforms will be necessary to safeguard the sustainability of these schemes for future generations. The regional chapter provides an overview of the key drivers of this demographic trend, its implications for national pension schemes, and possible policy responses. Furthermore, country circumstances vary substantially, as noted in the country sections of this report.
dc.format.extent84
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013159
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/caribbean-economics-quarterly-building-resilient-safety-nets-sept-2024.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectRating
dc.subjectPension Systems
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectPopulation Statistic
dc.subjectEmigration
dc.subjectRegional Economy
dc.subjectSocial Safeguard
dc.subjectSocial Welfare
dc.subject.jelcodeH53 - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
dc.subject.jelcodeH55 - Social Security and Public Pensions
dc.subject.jelcodeJ11 - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.jelcodeJ14 - Economics of the Elderly • Economics of the Handicapped • Non-Labor Market Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeR23 - Regional Migration • Regional Labor Markets • Population • Neighborhood Characteristics
dc.subject.keywordsCaribbean;pensions;Elderly;Demographic;Migration;Fertility;Economy;Social security;welfare
dc.typeMagazines, Journals and Newsletters
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-JN-00412
idb.operationRG-P1850
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