The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics (응용통계연구)

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The National Pension and Restructuring of Intergenerational Contracts

국민연금과 세대간 계약의 재구성

  • Jung, Haesik (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs) ;
  • Joo, Eunsun (Department of Social Welfare, Kyonggi University)
  • Received : 2015.07.22
  • Accepted : 2015.08.13
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

Generational contracts are specified into public pensions based on generational solidarity. The Korean National Pension has been reformed with a focus on generational equity with a narrow meaning related to contribution rate and benefit level. As a result, the Korean National Pension has only emphasized generational equity and not contributed to generational solidarity. We investigate changes in the content of the generational contract and propose to reconstruct generational contract to contribute to solidarity with a more comprehensive perspective. A new social contract by reformed pension system should not concentrate on narrowed generational equity. It should be reconstructed in the direction of enhancing efficacy and the stability of generational solidarity with an emphasis on social sustainability. Investment into the next generation would be one of many policy measures to decrease conflicts around intergenerational redistribution and improve the financial stability of the public pension by creating population structure and labor market changes.

공적연금제도는 세대간 연대에 기반한 세대간 계약을 구체화한다. 지난 두 차례의 국민연금 개혁은 수익과 부담을 둘러싼 세대간 공평성에 주목하여, 보장성을 낮추고 미래세대의 부담을 줄였다. 그러나 좁은 의미의 세대간 형평성을 강조한 개혁의 결과, 국민연금은 세대간 연대 확대에 기여하지 못하고 있다. 이 연구는 한국사회에서 세대간 계약의 내용 변화를 살펴보고, 좁은 의미의 세대간 형평성이 아니라 포괄적인 시각에서 사회적 연대에 기여하도록 세대간 계약을 재구성하는 노력이 필요하다고 제안한다. 즉, 연금제도를 통한 사회적 계약은 세대간 공평성에만 집중하는 것이 아니라 사회적 지속성의 관점에서 세대간 연대의 실효성과 안정성을 높이는 방향으로 재구성되어야 한다는 것이다. 그 일환으로 후세대에 대한 사회투자 강화를 제안하였다. 이는 세대간 자원 분배의 갈등적 요소를 줄이는 동시에 인구, 고용 부문의 변화를 통해 재정안정성을 제고할 수 있는 정책 수단 중 하나일 것이다.

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