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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue, Peter Anderson, Mark Brimble   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investing in a New Financial Instrument: The First Buyers of Urban Debt in Catalonia (Mid. 14th Century)

Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte
This article consists of a systematic analysis of a large sample of the first purchasers of annuities issued by the urban governments of Catalonia between the years 1313 and 1367. Based on preliminary literature on the subject, it gathers, describes, and
Milian Laura Miquel, Sala Albert Reixach, Pijuan Pere Verdés   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Wealth of Wealthholders. [PDF]

Rev Income Wealth
ABSTRACT Wealth, though crucial for modeling economic behavior and understanding well‐being, is difficult to measure in surveys. This paper introduces a new, comprehensive account‐by‐account approach for eliciting asset holding. This approach is implemented in the Vanguard Research Initiative, a panel of wealthholders designed to yield high‐quality ...
Ameriks J, Caplin A, Lee M, Shapiro MD, Tonetti C.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Racism at Work: A Critical Qualitative Investigation

The Career Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An area of life that is profoundly impacted by anti‐Black racism is the world of work. Black Americans face persistent barriers from hiring to wage inequality to everyday mistreatment. In response, we conducted a critical qualitative investigation to explore how racism manifests in workplaces, uncover overlooked aspects of Black Americans ...
Michael Gordon, Camille M. Smith, Whitney Erby, David L. Blustein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Longevity Annuity: An Annuity for Everyone? [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007
As of 2005, individuals had an estimated $7.4 trillion invested in IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement accounts. Given these investments, many retirees will face the difficult problem of turning a pool of assets into a stream of retirement income. Purchasing an immediate annuity is a common recommendation for retirees looking to maximize retirement ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Financing Poor Relief in the Small Lower Rhine Town of Kalkar in the Late Middle Ages

Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Managing the poor’s funds in the Middle Ages was a great responsibility and a rather complex task that relied on the involvement and contributions of numerous persons, not least on the voluntary work of well-educated men.
Gussone Monika
doaj   +1 more source

Longevity Risk and Annuitisation Decisions in the Absence of Special-Rate Life Annuities

Risks
Longevity risk affecting older adults can be transferred to the insurance market by purchasing a lifetime annuity. Special-rate life annuities, which are priced, among other factors, on the basis of health and lifestyle factors, go beyond traditional ...
Jorge de Andrés-Sánchez, Laura González-Vila Puchades   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing South African annuity options at retirement

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2014
In this study various annuity strategies are compared for South African males who retired during the 30 years from 1960 to 1989. To this end, the present values of the monthly cash flows provided by 47 different annuity strategies are calculated and ...
Jeanie De Villiers-Strydom, Niel Krige
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Distillation Column Design on Potential for the Integration of Mechanical Vapor Recompression

Chemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView.
Mechanical vapor recompression integration in distillation is analyzed, focusing on feed preheating and column pressure drop. Binary methanol–water and benzene–toluene separations are studied to identify optimal designs, which are further assessed in a bioethanol vacuum distillation sequence regarding energetic, ecological, and economic performance ...
Thorben Hochhaus, Sebastian Siepmann, Marcus Grünewald, Julia Riese   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SECOND PILLAR COMPONENT ON OLD AGE PENSION IN LITHUANIA

Ekonomika, 2013
. The aim of the study was is to evaluate the impact of a privately accumulated second pillar component on old-age pension. This evaluation is based on quantitative, statistical data and qualitative analysis of pension accumulation results in second ...
Teodoras Medaiskis, Tadas Gudaitis
doaj   +1 more source