The Nordic Social-Statistical Committee (NOSOSCO)

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“Do the Pension Systems encourage the Elderly to be active in the Labour

Market?“

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I The Nordic countries cooperation in the field of social statistics

II Recent studies on the Old-age Pension Systems in the Nordic Countries.

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NOSOSKO / ESSPROS (European System of Integrated Social Protection Statistics)

classification of social protection expenditure

"Social protection encompasses all interventions from public or private bodies intended to relieve households and individuals of the burden of defined set of risks or needs, provide that there is neither a simultaneous reciprocal nor an individual arrangement involved."

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The functions of social protection are:

I Family/children

II Unemployment

III Sickness/Health care

IV Old age

V Disability

VI Survivors

VII Housing

VIII Other social benefits

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Types of benefits in each function are divided into:

a. Cash benefits

b. Benefits in kind

Financing is divided into:

1. Central government

2. Local government

3. Employers

4. The protected person

5. Other financing (property income)

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NOSOSCO Website: www.nom-nos.dk

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Theme report of 2008: “Old-age Pension Systems in the Nordic Countries”

Contents:

1. Nordic pensions in an economic perspective.

2. An ageing population.

3. Average retirement age and age of exit from the labour force.

4. Description of the Nordic old-age pension systems.

5. The pension system and women and men.

6. The pension systems and future costs.

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Theme report of 2009: “Do the Pension Systems in the Nordic Countries encourage 60 to 74 years old to be active in the Labour Market?”

Contents:

1. Description of retirement structure in the Nordic countries for

people from 60 to 74 years of age.

2. Proportion of age cohorts that are using different pension

schemes.

3. Level of compensation in typical cases concerning retirement.

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Males at the age of 60-74 with some kind of pension in the Nordic countries 2008 (%)

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Females at the age of 60-74 with some kind of pension in the Nordic countries 2008 (%)

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Males at the age of 60-74 with some old age pension in the Nordic countries 2008 (%)

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Females at the age of 60-74 with some old age pension in the Nordic countries 2008 (%)

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Males at the age of 60-74 with "part-time" old age pension in the Nordic countries 2008 (%)

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Females at the age of 60-74 with "part-time" old age pension in the Nordic countries 2008 (%)

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Thank you!