Switzerland: Selected Issues

June 10, 2005

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Switzerland: Selected Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2005) accessed November 25, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues paper attempts to quantify the impact of the demographic shift on growth and public finances in Switzerland. It examines the intertemporal consistency between current policy plans and unfunded liabilities, focusing primarily on social security, and explores policy options. It finds that so far, the impact of aging on the economy has been moderate. The number of pensioners has risen in recent years, but this is mainly owing to early retirees taking advantage of the generous disability and pension systems. The paper also examines the need for health care reforms in Switzerland.

Subject: Aging, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Health, Health care, Health care spending, Insurance companies, Population and demographics, Total factor productivity

Keywords: Aging, Asset, Asset type, Assets of bank, Cost, CR, Europe, Global, Government, Government majority, Government regulation, Health care, Health care spending, High quality asset, Insurance companies, ISCR, Switzerland

Publication Details

Pages:

71
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2005/188
Stock No:

1CHEEA2005001
ISBN:

9781451807271
ISSN:

1934-7685

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