PENSION AGE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PREVENTIVE INCREASE

Abstract

Time of retirement is the lever regulating a ratio of number of able-bodied Russians and pensioners - the it is higher, the bigger number of citizens become payers, but not recipients of pension payments. In this work the perspective of increase in a retirement age as a factor of macroeconomic development of the Russian Federation is studied and also possible consequences of this increase for age category of citizens and youth are analysed. The purpose of the real work - to make assessment of efficiency of alleged raising the retirement age in our country and to predict influence of this economic lever on employment of the population. It is revealed that the indicator of a retirement age, being a peculiar lever, can and has to be applied not as the instrument of economy of budgetary funds, and first of all as the mechanism of social regulation. Influence of this measure on the state, economy and welfare of various groups of the population is considered. At the end of work conclusions are drawn on benefits and costs of alleged increase.