Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension Solvency

This article presents a transparent and replicable framework to assess the net worth of public pension systems within the broader context of fiscal sustainability and public sector balance sheets. Using Spain as a case study, it transforms Eurostat’s Table 29 data into an actuarial balance sheet and...

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Autores: Castañer, Anna, Garvey, Anne Marie, Pérez-Salamero González, Juan Manuel, Vidal-Meliá, Carlos
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Pensions de jubilació
Dèficit públic
Transparència fiscal
Old age pensions
Budget deficits
Fiscal transparency)
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spelling Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension SolvencyCastañer, AnnaGarvey, Anne MariePérez-Salamero González, Juan ManuelVidal-Meliá, CarlosPensions de jubilacióDèficit públicTransparència fiscalOld age pensionsBudget deficitsFiscal transparency)This article presents a transparent and replicable framework to assess the net worth of public pension systems within the broader context of fiscal sustainability and public sector balance sheets. Using Spain as a case study, it transforms Eurostat’s Table 29 data into an actuarial balance sheet and income statement, applying the Swedish open group (SOG) approach. The analysis shows that Spain’s pension system faces a significant funding shortfall, with assets covering only 72% of its liabilities. The proposed method enhances fiscal transparency and provides policymakers with a practical tool to evaluate and improve long-term pension sustainability across different institutional contexts.MDPI2025202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion34 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/223985http://hdl.handle.net/2445/223985Articles publicats en revistes (Matemàtica Econòmica, Financera i Actuarial)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm18090528Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2025, vol. 18, num.9https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm18090528cc-by (c) Castañer, Anna et al., 2025http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2239852026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension Solvency
title Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension Solvency
spellingShingle Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension Solvency
Castañer, Anna
Pensions de jubilació
Dèficit públic
Transparència fiscal
Old age pensions
Budget deficits
Fiscal transparency)
title_short Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension Solvency
title_full Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension Solvency
title_fullStr Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension Solvency
title_full_unstemmed Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension Solvency
title_sort Transforming Eurostat’s Table 29 into an Actuarial Balance Sheet: A Net Worth Approach to Assessing Public Pension Solvency
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Castañer, Anna
Garvey, Anne Marie
Pérez-Salamero González, Juan Manuel
Vidal-Meliá, Carlos
author Castañer, Anna
author_facet Castañer, Anna
Garvey, Anne Marie
Pérez-Salamero González, Juan Manuel
Vidal-Meliá, Carlos
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Pérez-Salamero González, Juan Manuel
Vidal-Meliá, Carlos
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pensions de jubilació
Dèficit públic
Transparència fiscal
Old age pensions
Budget deficits
Fiscal transparency)
topic Pensions de jubilació
Dèficit públic
Transparència fiscal
Old age pensions
Budget deficits
Fiscal transparency)
description This article presents a transparent and replicable framework to assess the net worth of public pension systems within the broader context of fiscal sustainability and public sector balance sheets. Using Spain as a case study, it transforms Eurostat’s Table 29 data into an actuarial balance sheet and income statement, applying the Swedish open group (SOG) approach. The analysis shows that Spain’s pension system faces a significant funding shortfall, with assets covering only 72% of its liabilities. The proposed method enhances fiscal transparency and provides policymakers with a practical tool to evaluate and improve long-term pension sustainability across different institutional contexts.
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Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2025, vol. 18, num.9
https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm18090528
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