the generous disability and pension systems. The paper also examines the need for health care reforms in Switzerland. …

of public health care in Colombia during 1993-2008. Parametric pension reforms have focused on increasing the retirement …This paper analyzes the economic rationale for adopting parametric pension reforms and reforms broadening the coverage … security system in Colombia is roughly 160 percent of GDP for pensions and about 97 percent of GDP for the health system. …

unprecedented rate, spending on pensions, health, and long-term care could rise by as much as 11 percent of GDP over the long term …

Austria faces significant population aging. This will increase public spending on pensions, health care, and long … recent pension and labor market reforms. Consequently, to ensure long-term sustainability, pension reform must go further and …