The political economy of pension reforms in Europe under financial stress

Abstract Despite a substantially unchanged problem load in the last 20 years, EU Member States witnessed a recent surge in pension reforms. Since the Great Recession, external market and political pressures started outcompeting national politics in pension-related decisions. Employing European Commi...

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Published in:Socio-economic review 2022-07, Vol.20 (2), p.817-840
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