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Retiree Dynamics in Slovenia and the Adequacy of Minimum Pensions in Relation to GDP

Stanovništvo
Demographic ageing and the associated increase in the old-age dependency ratio pose significant challenges to the long-term sustainability of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pension systems across Europe.
Andrej Raspor, Bojan Macuh
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Is Governance Related to Investment Performance and Asset Allocation? Empirical Evidence from Swiss Pension Funds

Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2017
Summary This study investigates the relationship between governance, investment performance and asset allocation of pension funds in Switzerland. Our sample includes survey data from 139 Swiss occupational pension plans for which we develop a governance ...
Manuel Ammann, Christian Ehmann
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Pricing pension plans based on average salary without early retirement: partial differential equation modeling and numerical solution

The Journal of Computational Finance, 2012
[Abstract] In this paper, a partial differential equation model for the pricing of pension plans based on average salary is posed by using the dynamic hedging methodology. The existence and uniqueness of solutions for the resulting initial-value problem associated with a Kolmogorov equation is obtained.
Calvo-Garrido, María-del-Carmen, Vázquez, Carlos   +1 more
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Activism as a long durée journey: Teachers against the Chilean neoliberal education model

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, I use the idea of purposes of education, particularly subjectification, and the concept of love to explore long‐term teacher activism in Chile. ‘Long‐term activism’ is used to describe an ongoing struggle rather than activism confined to specific moments.
Carla Tapia‐Parada
wiley   +1 more source

An Analysis of the Pension Systems’performance and Efficiency Using Radar Chart and Dea Malmquist Method [PDF]

Revista Română de Statistică, 2019
Most of the European countries are worried about the ageing phenomenon and work to improve their pensions systems and labour force. Within this research, one of our objective is to analyze and measure the efficiency of pension systems.
Georgiana Cristina TOMA (ROSU), Mihai Daniel ROMAN, Gabriela TUCHILUS   +2 more
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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Erwin Schrödinger und die Versuchungen der (Wissenschafts‐)Biografik: Vorurteilsgefüge und Mechanismen der Skandalisierung

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
Since late 2021, serious allegations have been made against physicist Erwin Schrödinger, ranging from pedophilia to serial sexual abuse. These accusations have significantly tarnished the Nobel Prize winner's public reputation. The ongoing debate has repeatedly raised the question of whether, and to what extent, these grave allegations are justified ...
Magdalena Gronau, Martin Gronau
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Media Attention to Climate Change and Investor Flows in US Equity Mutual Funds

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how climate‐related news influences mutual fund investor behaviour in the United States. Although prior research has documented the financial relevance of climate risks, little is known about how media attention to climate change shapes capital allocation across mutual funds.
Laura Andreu, Diego Víctor de Mingo‐López, Juan Carlos Matallín‐Saez, José Luis Sarto   +3 more
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Coordonate ale reformei sistemului de pensii. Cazul României

Revista Transilvană de Ştiinţe Administrative, 2007
The reform of the pension systems has become a necessity in most of countries, as the public pension plans are not capable of ensuring a decent pension for the elderly.
Daniela Georgeta BEJU
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Measuring Average Rate of Return of Pensions: A Discrete, Stochastic and Continuous Price Index Approaches

International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 2013
In this paper the problem of the proper construction of the average rate of return (ARR) of pension (or investment) funds is considered, using a chain price index approach. Some known formulas of the ARR can be expressed by chain indices. The paper proposes and discusses a continuous-time formula.
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