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Pension Plan Replacement Rates
Public Pension Replacement Rates
The portion of monthly pre-retirement income that will be replaced by monthly pension plan funds is called the pension plan replacement rate (Quadagno, 2011). In the United States, the majority of pre-retirement income replacement comes from Social Security payments (Quadagno, 2011). The actual replacement rate for wage earners with lower incomes is higher than for those who have had higher wages during their working years (Quadagno, 2011). But overall, wealthier recipients of Social Security payments still achieve higher income replacement (Quadagno, 2011). "By 2030, a worker who retires at age 62 will receive only 70% of the whole retirement benefit, and workers who want to receive the maximum benefit will have to wait until they reach age 67" (Quadagno, 2011, p. 10). How does this compare with the situation in other countries? Comparing prior earning replacement rates for Greece and the United States, for instance, shows that Greece 3rd on replacement rates and the U.S. ranks 26th (Quadagno, 2011).
Causes of Variance in Pension Plan Replacement Rates
The IKA_ETAM is Greek's pay-as-you-go...
All figures in this paragraph are referenced from 2005 data. The pension schemes are defined benefit and reflect the contribution wages and the length of employment. Both employers and employees contribute to the pension plan at a rate of 13.33% and 6.67% of gross wages, respectively. In addition, the state, according to projects into 2030, will contribute an additional 1% of gross wages. A full pension is determined to be 35 service years and attainment of the age of 65, resulting in a replacement rate of 80%. For workers with average gross incomes after 40 service years, the net replacement rate id 114% and the gross replacement rate is about 100%.
Role of Pension Plan Replacement Rates in Greek Debt Burden
Politicians in Greece have considered public sector jobs and benefits to be an important avenue to support from the electorate (Nelson, et al., 2011).Greek labor unions are politically influential -- as they are in most countries -- and have been able to accomplish generous pension and wage agreements with the support of Greek political leaders (Nelson, et al., 2011). One outcome of…
References
Current and Prospective Theoretical Pension Replacement Rates. (2006, May 19). Social Protection Committee (SPC), European Commission: Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion. Retrieved http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/
social_protection/docs/isg_repl_rates_en.pdf
Nektarias, M. (). Financing public pensions in Greece. SPOUDAI, 50 (3-4), University of Piraeus.
Nelson, R.M., Belkin, P., Mix, D.E. (2011, August 18). Greece's Debt Crisis: Overview, Policy Responses, and Implications. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41167.pdf
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