Croatia’s economy has experienced robust and resilient GDP growth and improved living standards over the past decade. Yet a rapidly shrinking and ageing population threatens future growth and fiscal sustainability. Advancing pension, health care and labour market reforms will be essential to extend working lives, improve healthy ageing and raise labour force participation.
By Federica De Pace and ...
The article presents a call for reforms in Croatia to address demographic challenges, including pension, healthcare, and labour market reforms aimed at extending working lives, increasing labour force participation, improving health outcomes, and enhancing the efficiency of public spending. However, it is important to consider the potential political and social ramifications of these proposed reforms, especially when they involve tightening early retirement options, increasing retirement age, an...