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1	Analýza penzijních systémů se zaměřením na fondový pilíř financování / Analysis of the pension systems with focus on the funded pillar Baumruk, Luděk January 2010 (has links) The diploma thesis deals with the privatization of the pay-as-you-go pension systems, and it aims to theoretically and empirically disconfirm the widely spread imaginary benefits of the transfer to the fully funded social security system. These so-called social security myths are inherently connected with the transformation of the implicit pension debt to the explicit debt which, as confirmed by the designed multiple regression model, has a negative influence on rating and therefore on financing expenses of certain states. The thesis also focuses on legislative modifications of pension funds in the Czech Republic which fundamentally add to almost zero real annual yield. After subtraction of deferred expenses and revaluation reserve held in equity of particular pension funds, the average real annual yield in recent fifteen years is actually negative.
2	Demographic trends in the European Union: political and strategic implications Rasco, Clark Joseph 06 1900 (has links) Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / This thesis analyzes adverse demographic trends in the European Union, including sub-replacement birthrates and increasing median ages. It investigates the implications of these trends for the EU's prospects for becoming a stronger and more influential actor in international affairs. Pressures arising from population trends in and near the EU could ultimately affect national and EU cohesion, governmental effectiveness, and social stability. Absent remedial measures, social programs in some EU countries will be unsustainable due to the mounting financial burden of pensions and health care for growing elderly populations. Such financial obligations hinder funding other national programs, including modernized military capabilities. Nationalism and national identity are at issue in immigrant integration and assimilation efforts. The role of population trends with regard to the growing threat of radical Islamic fundamentalism is explored. The thesis concludes with policy recommendations that might be considered to avert the looming economic, social, and security crises that may result from these demographic trends. In short, the security and financial consequences foreshadowed by the current demographic trends of an aging, economically weaker, and socially conflicted European Union could present dramatic implications for the vital national interests of the United States. / Lieutenant, United States Navy Demography European Union countries Demography European Union EU Birthrate Worker-to-pensioner-ratio Pension Pension reform Pay-as-you-go pension Declining population Population growth Population Pyramid Population implosion Youth bulge NATO Military capabilities gap Immigration Anti-immigration Assimilation Integration Migration Nationalism National identity Hijab Anti-Muslim legislation Terrorism Islam Muslim Islamic fundamentalism

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Analýza penzijních systémů se zaměřením na fondový pilíř financování / Analysis of the pension systems with focus on the funded pillar

Demographic trends in the European Union: political and strategic implications