The dilemma of the social insurance system for rural workers: a path-dependent analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Nan Li ◽  
Jianwu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Insurance ◽  
Social Insurance System ◽  
Insurance System ◽  
Rural Workers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Path Dependent

scholarly journals Institutional Design and Incentives for Migrant Workers to Participate in Social Insurance in China: Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Chengdu City

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yihao Tian ◽  
Yuxiao Chen ◽  
Mei Zhou ◽  
Shaoyang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
National Bureau ◽  
Social Insurance System ◽  
Insurance System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Security Policy

Abstract Background: Rural-to-urban migration has increased rapidly in China since the early 1980s, with the number of migrants reaching 376 million in 2020 (National Bureau of Statistics [NBS], 2020). Despite this sharp trend and the significant contributions that the migrants have made to urban development, migrant workers have had very limited access to the social insurance that the majority of urban workers have enjoyed. Methods: Based on the background of the social insurance system adjustment in Chengdu in 2011, we establish a difference-in-differences (DID) model to empirically test the impacts of change in social insurance policy contribution rates on migrant workers' social insurance participation rates, using the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS) data from 2009-2016.Results: The social insurance participation rate of migrant workers was significantly reduced after they are incorporated into the urban worker insurance system. Meanwhile, there is no significant change in the wages of migrant workers, but the working hours became longer and the consumption level turned lower. That is to say, simply changing the social insurance model of migrant workers from "comprehensive social insurance" to "urban employee insurance" reduces the incentives for migrant workers to participate in the insurance and harm the overall welfares of migrant workers.Conclusion: The design of the social security policy is an important reason for lower participation rate of migrants. Therefore, it is necessary to solve the problem of insufficient incentives through targeted social security policies. Specifically, the first is to formulate a social security policy contribution rate suitable for the migrants. The second is to establish a comprehensive social security policy and gradually integrate the social security system.

scholarly journals Institutional Design and Incentives for Migrant Workers to Participate in Social Insurance in China: Evidence From a Policy Experiment in Chengdu City

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yihao Tian ◽  
Yuxiao Chen ◽  
Mei Zhou ◽  
Shaoyang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Social Insurance System ◽  
Insurance System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Security Policy

Rural-to-urban migration has increased rapidly in China since the early 1980s, with the number of migrants has reached 376 million by 2020. Despite this sharp trend and the significant contributions that migrants have made to urban development, the migrant workers have had very limited access to the social insurance that the majority of urban workers enjoy. Against the background of the social insurance system adjustment in Chengdu in 2011, this study uses a difference-in-differences (DID) model to empirically test the impacts of changes in the social insurance policy contribution rates on the social insurance participation rates of migrant workers, using the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS) data for 2009–2016. We find that the social insurance participation rate of migrant workers was significantly reduced after they were incorporated into the urban worker insurance system. There was no significant change in the wages of migrant workers, but the working hours were increased and their consumption level decreased. In other words, simply changing the social insurance model of migrant workers from “comprehensive social insurance” to “urban employee insurance” reduces the incentives for migrant workers to participate in insurance and harms the overall welfare of migrant workers. Our study indicates that the design of the social security policy is an important reason for the lower participation rate of migrants. It is necessary to solve the problem of insufficient incentives through the targeted social security policies; primarily, the formulation of a social security policy contribution rate suitable for the migrants, and the establishment of a comprehensive social security policy and the gradual integration of the social security system.

Pensions at the Time of Recession. The Case of Lithuania

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teodoras Medaiskis
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Social Insurance System ◽  
High Unemployment ◽  
Insurance System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reserve Fund ◽  
The Government ◽  
Deep Recession

In 2009, Lithuania suffered very deep recession. The fall in GDP by 15 %, high unemployment, and decreased population earnings all affected the pensions system. Before the recession struck, social insurance expenditures had increased considerably and the reserve fund had been exhausted. The recession resulted in the decreased income of the social insurance system and state. While in 2009, the government attempted to maintain the level of pensions, by 2010, it was forced to cut benefits. This shocking decision raised awareness about some theoretical problems concerning the nature of pensions. Is the social insurance payg pension the property of the retiree, or it is only a part of the working generation income shared via the social insurance system with the retired generation? How should the protection against poverty and income replacement components be combined in the pension system and how should they be financed? How should the payg and funded components be united and what are the roles of the private sector and the government? In this article, Lithuania’s attempts to cope with the recession’s consequences and to respond to these newly posed questions are presented.

Economic burden of multiple sclerosis to the social insurance system in Germany

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-278
Author(s):  
Silke Neusser ◽  
Janine Biermann ◽  
Gerald Lux ◽  
Jürgen Wasem ◽  
Volker Reissner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Economic Burden ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Social Insurance System ◽  
Insurance System ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS IN RUSSIA AND GERMANY: SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-115
Author(s):  
Inna V. Kolodeznikova ◽  
Roman V. Kondurov ◽  
Diana V. Galitskayа
Keyword(s):  
Social Insurance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Social Insurance System ◽  
Insurance System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Protection Mechanisms ◽  
German Model ◽  
Russian Model

Social insurance occupies a special place in the entire social policy of the state. Developed system of social insurance in the country provides citizens with effective protection mechanisms and thereby ensures economic stability and creates an atmosphere of social cohesion in society. At present, social insurance systems in Russia and Germany have significant differences that include both the structure and functioning of each type of insurance separately. These differences in the organization of social insurance systems in Russia and Germany are traceable from the very beginning. System of social insurance in modern Russia has been developing to a certain extent inconsistently and to the present time still is not completely formed. The German system developed gradually and improved with regard to the features of the interests of society at various stages of its development. The establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany as a social state determined the modern model of the social insurance system. Therefore, the study of the German model is interesting from the point of view of the subsequent possible introduction of its elements into Russian insurance practice. The article compares social insurance systems of Russia and Germany. The components of the systems are studied; their similarities and differences are revealed. Opinions of experts of the Federal Service for Labor and Employment on the prospects and problems of the development of the Russian model of the social insurance system and the possibility of using the German insurance experience in Russian practice are given.

scholarly journals Zwrot świadczeń nienależnych w prawie ubezpieczeń społecznych — wybrane zagadnienia

2017 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 55-69
Author(s):  
Anna Napiórkowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Insurance ◽  
Recent Change ◽  
Insurance Fund ◽  
Insurance Scheme ◽  
Social Insurance System ◽  
Insurance System ◽  
Social Insurance Fund ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recent Modification ◽  
The Subject

RECOVERY OF UNDUE BENEFITS IN THE SOCIAL INSURANCE SCHEME — SELECTED ISSUESThe article refers to the selected issues of the recovery of undue benefits in the social insurance scheme. Initially, the subject matter of the analysis is the recent modification of the art. 84 of the Act of 13 October 1998 on the social insurance system. It is argued in the article that there are not per­suasive arguments why the recent change — introducing the limit for handing down adecision for the Polish Social Insurance Institution art. 84 [7a] of the Act on the social insurance system — does not relate to the contribution payer or the other persons enumerated in the art. 84 6 of the Act on the social insurance system. Furthermore, the paper analyses the notion of the undue benefit in the social insurance scheme and the issues of the instruction. In the article there are emphasized some questions referring to the explanatory proceedings conducted by the Polish Social Insurance Insti­tution ZUS and the issues of the relations between the art. 84 1 and 6 of the Act on the social insurance system. In the conclusion the article analyses the relations between the art. 84 of the Act on the social insurance system and the special regulations, i.e. art. 138 of the Act of 17 December 1998 on pensions from the Social Insurance Fund and art. 66 of the Act of 25 June 1999 on cash social insurance benefits in respect of sickness and maternity.

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