Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. David Macpherson, Florida State University, College of Social Sciences, Dept. of Economics. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 16, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 90 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

This work analyzes the redistribution of the pension insurance for people with different income levels.

The aim the thesis is to describe the legislation of old age pension in the Czech Republic which is currently being in a process of significant change due to unfavourable demographical development in our country - birth-rate is decreasing, average life expectancy is increasing as well as the average age of a population. The result of ageing of the Czech population is an inability to maintain the current system, because of its financial demands. Old age pension is the most common benefit of a social insurance and its costs represent the highest expenses of the social insurance. Old age pension is supposed to substitute the loss or restriction of a salary which are caused by the age as well as by social occurrence. The thesis is composed of five chapters. The most important terminology related to old age pension is defined in the first part, followed by the description of its historic development, which has had an impact on the Czech legislation used nowadays. The paper also focuses on the conditions of an old age pension legitimate claim and describes the process that is used in terms of social insurance procedure. The Czech old age pension scheme was compared to the one used in the United States of America and Slovakia and also the current old age pension reform was explained. The third chapter is the most...

This thesis explores the ever-current topic of pensions, which are devoted to three different chapters . The first part descriptes history development of old-age pensions, focusing on developments in the last more than 200 years. Emphasis is placed on the development of the territory of the present Czech Republic and for each period are also enclosed a historici fact that not only the development of the pension system determined . Another chapter is devoted to an over view of different types of pension system. Together with a description of each pillar by the World Bank definition are also accompanied by examples of systems from different European countries. The last and most extensive part of the work is to point out the existing demographic development of the czech population, finding appropriate indicators applicable to the issue of pensions, to find the possible future evolution of these indicators using statistical and demographic methods and last but not least the program provides potential candidates for the calculation of future retirement or the age at which a person is able to retire . The work will provide readers with comprehensive information not only on the current state pension insurance in the Czech Republic and in Europe but also can learn about the reasons that led to the establishment of what is possible developments, together with suggestions.

- 1 - Material security of the elderly - old age pension and pension reform Abstract The topic of this diploma thesis is the material security of the elderly - old age pension and pension reform. Its aim is to present the issue of old-age pensions in detail, to point out the shortcomings of the Czech pension system and offer the possibility of comparing it with the pension systems of Chile, Great Britain and Sweden. The first part defines the legal regulation of old-age pensions and their purpose. The conditions of entitlement to a pension are also described, namely the retirement age and the condition for obtaining the required period of pension insurance. The calculation and amount of old-age pensions are outlined and individual types of this pension are illustrated by using model example. Moreover, the issue of working pensioners is discussed. The second part of the thesis deals with the organization and management of the material security of the elderly. Specifically, the competence of social security authorities in this area is determined and then the individual phases of proceedings before these authorities are described. The proceedings have the nature of administrative proceedings and require a high level of expertise of the Czech Social Security Administration officials. In addition, the chapter is...

The target of my thesis is to assess, whether the pension system of the Czech Republic reflect the possibility of accelerated amortization of human capital and human resources, due to excessive mental and physical strain. First of all, we look at the possibility of amortization. While using statistical tests detect whether there is a difference between the professions that focus on physical work and jobs where are needed rather mental abilities. Thanks to the historical view of the development of the pension system in the Czech Republic, we find that sooner were these differences taken into account, but it is different today. The big problem is the ageing of population that causes the extension of the age limit for retirement, which is unfair due to the professions of accelerated amortization. Finally, I suggest several options how this situation could be resolved to the more equitable system.

The topic of this thesis is the issue of pension systems, which are an integral part of every advanced society. The aim of this thesis is to provide an insight into the basics of the issue, analyze selected pension systems and to assess the possibility of introduction similar pension systems in other countries. In the theoretical part of the thesis first presents basic aspects of the development of approach to finance consumption in old age, possible forms of pension systems, the risks that are associated with them, as well as several models of pension system that are currently enforced. In the analytical part pension systems of Australia, Denmark, Canada, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland are first specified separately and subsequently, on the basis of criteria coverage rate, financial sustainability and adequacy of pensions, subjected to comparative analysis. The result of the analysis is the determination of the Dutch pension system as a system that has, although not in all analyzed areas, the relatively best results of functioning. However, the widespread introduction of this system definitely not recommended, due to given economic differences in various countries, which are described in the conclusion of this thesis. Nevertheless of each pension system we can choose a positive approaches to solving problems on which we can build in the future.

The thesis deals with pension reform in the Czech republic. The main objective of the thesis is to analyze czech pension system and reforms. The thesis is divided into an introduction, a conclusion and four chapters. The first chapter is concerned with social security system and its subsystems, the second one with the pension system, its history and reforms. The third chaper deals with the upcoming changes and the fourth one presents author's suggestions on possible changes to the system. Realization of a pension reform is a long and extremely dificult process. It has be implemented very carefully with an emphasis on preserving the principle of social justice and the principle of human dignity.

This Master´s thesis deals with the topic of optional saving for retirement. The pension schemes of selected European countries and of the Czech Republic are described. Also the current situation and the problems these schemes are facing are analyzed. The thesis focuses on the forthcoming pension scheme reform in the Czech Republic. Further, the possible ways of the complementary pension scheme pillar financing using saving products are analyzed in detail. The objective of the thesis is to design an expert system for optimal saving product selection according to client´s individual requirements.