01609cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006947 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451845150 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Canziani, Patrizia. The Italian Public Pension System : Current Prospects and Reform Options / Patrizia Canziani, Dimitri Demekas. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995. 1 online resource (56 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Public pension expenditure in Italy has been growing rapidly in the last three decades and is now among the highest in industrialized countries. Despite recent reforms, benefits remain generous by international standards and, unless additional measures are taken, the financial situation of the system will deteriorate in the long term. The paper reviews the current system, its history, and its prospects, and examines through simulations the long-run effects of alternative pension reform options. Mode of access: Internet Demekas, Dimitri. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1995/033 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1995/033/001.1995.issue-033-en.xml IMF e-Library