Research and Program Descriptions About Bulgaria

 

International Update, February 2012

(released February 2012)

International Update, January 2011

(released January 2011)

International Update, October 2007

(released October 2007)

International Update, February 2006

(released February 2006)

Individual Accounts in Other Countries

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 66 No. 1 (released September 2005)

To date, more than 30 countries have established some form of individual accounts in their retirement systems. This article identifies those countries, categorizes how the individual accounts fit into their retirement income systems, and identifies some basic characteristics of the accounts. Because this analysis of individual accounts is intended to inform the current United States debate involving Social Security, the discussion is limited to countries in which such accounts are part or all of a mandatory retirement income program.

Social Security Reform in Central and Eastern Europe: Variations on a Latin American Theme

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 64 No. 4 (released June 2003)

The Latin American model of social security reform with individual accounts has been adopted by a number of Central and Eastern European countries. That alternative to a pay-as-you-go system is sometimes advocated as a desirable model for solving problems in developed systems such as that of the United States. This article describes the Central and Eastern European systems and compares them with the Latin American systems.

Foreign Weighted Benefit Formulas

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 41 No. 11 (released November 1978)

World Developments and Trends in Social Security

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 39 No. 4 (released April 1976)

The Retirement Test: An International Study

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 37 No. 7 (released July 1974)

Bulgaria Revises Family Allowances

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 31 No. 10 (released October 1968)

Medical Benefits for Old-Age Pensioners Under Foreign Social Security Programs

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 26 No. 1 (released January 1963)

A Quarter Century of Social Security Abroad

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 23 No. 8 (released August 1960)

Medical Benefits For Pensioners Under Foreign Social Security Programs

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 23 No. 1 (released January 1960)

World Trends in Social Security Benefits, 1935–55

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 19 No. 5 (released May 1956)

World Developments in Social Security

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 13 No. 3 (released March 1950)

Coverage of the Self-Employed Under Old-Age and Survivors Insurance: Foreign Experience

from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 12 No. 8 (released August 1949)