Lithuania
| Author(s) | |
|---|---|
Ambrazevičiūtė, Kristina | Lietuvos teisės institutas |
Springer |
| Date Issued |
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2020 |
Lithuania underwent radical changes in economic and social systems atthe end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. The country has a decliningand ageing population. The dependency ratio will increase to 44.9%, public pensionexpenditure in Lithuania will reach 8.6% of GDP in 2050, and both values are lowerthan the corresponding values for the EU-25 average. To address such challenges,the country introduced policy measures and in 2018 a new social model came intoforce. The chapter discusses pension system reforms, pension policy, employmentand health policy and provides a selective review of existing research on these topics.Research on extended working life is developing in Lithuania. It provides evidence-based arguments for influencing social policy for older workers. However, the genderand health implications of extending working life in Lithuania are not very favourableand do not fully support peoples’ rights for sustainable wellbeing in late work andafter retirement.