Social policies in the Central European countries: What could learn Nicaragua from them? (Fiscal policies, youth employment policies and pension systems in the Visegrad Group)

Elvin Francisco Rodríguez Fabilena

Master's thesis

Abstract:

The present master’s thesis pursues to account for the good practices regarding the relationships among the fiscal policies, youth employment policies and pension systems in the Visegrad Group (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia). Thus, the main objective is to figure out what good practices related to the aforementioned policies and systems, have been implemented in order to address the fiscal sustainability of the pension systems studied. This research is based on a qualitative approach. The general research question is what good practices related to the youth employment policies have been implemented in order to tackle the impact of ageing population on the fiscal sustainability of the pensions systems in the Visegrad Group. The research premise is that young people working in formal labour markets contributed to the tax system and that the progressive tax systems encouraged the labour participation of the young people in the labour market. In addition, both policies and/or systems, had a direct impact on long-term fiscal sustainability of pension systems. Therefore, this thesis also aims to examine the relationship between youth employment policies, fiscal policies and pension systems.

Abstract:

The present master’s thesis pursues to account for the good practices regarding the relationships among the fiscal policies, youth employment policies and pension systems in the Visegrad Group (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia). Thus, the main objective is to figure out what good practices related to the aforementioned policies and systems, have been implemented in order to address the fiscal sustainability of the pension systems studied. This research is based on a qualitative approach. The general research question is what good practices related to the youth employment policies have been implemented in order to tackle the impact of ageing population on the fiscal sustainability of the pensions systems in the Visegrad Group. The research premise is that young people working in formal labour markets contributed to the tax system and that the progressive tax systems encouraged the labour participation of the young people in the labour market. In addition, both policies and/or systems, had a direct impact on long-term fiscal sustainability of pension systems. Therefore, this thesis also aims to examine the relationship between youth employment policies, fiscal policies and pension systems.

Keywords

sustainability fiscal, systems pension, employment youth, Visegrad Group

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 28. 6. 2019

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 30. 8. 2019
• Supervisor: PhDr. Martin Smutek, Ph.D.
• Reader: doc. JUDr. Olga Sovová, Ph.D.

University of Hradec Králové

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
International Area Studies / Central European Studies