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International Social Security Review, Volume 76, Issue 2, Page 109-134, April/June 2023., 2023 Abstract For the public employment services of many Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, the importance of using profiling tools for job seekers is increasing rapidly in importance. With this trend, there is also widening concern about the risks of an over reliance on such tools.
Martijn A. Wijnhoven +3 more
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International Social Security Review, Volume 74, Issue 3-4, Page 61-83, July-December 2021., 2021 Abstract In the Netherlands, the social security rights of platform workers have still not been formally defined. At present, the level of social security protection accorded to all workers is derived directly from the labour law qualification. In the continuing absence in the Netherlands of specific legislation for platform workers, specifically as ...
Saskia Montebovi
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International Social Security Review, Volume 73, Issue 2, Page 75-99, April/June 2020., 2020 Abstract The large increase in Eastern European migrants entering the Dutch labour market has led to concerns about their potential claim on Dutch unemployment benefits. We use a decomposition analysis to investigate differences in uptake of unemployment benefits between migrants and native Dutch employees by analysing register data for all employees ...
Anita Strockmeijer +2 more
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International Social Security Review, Volume 73, Issue 2, Page 101-123, April/June 2020., 2020 Abstract In this article, we study how social expenditure is related to poverty, income inequality and GDP growth. Our main contribution is to disentangle these relationships by the following social expenditure schemes: 1) “old age and survivors”, 2) “incapacity”, 3) “health”, 4) “family”, 5) “unemployment and active labour market policies” and 6 ...
Emile Cammeraat
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Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 62, Issue 3, Page 338-345, March 2020., 2020 Aim This study examined children’s health care service use, mothers’ workforce participation, and mothers’ community engagement based on children’s risk of developmental delay. Method We used data from the All Our Families study, a prospective pregnancy cohort.
Matthew J Russell +4 more
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Developing long‐term care insurance in China: A review of structure, impact and future directions
International Social Security Review, Volume 78, Issue 1, Page 83-106, January/March 2025.Abstract Since 2016, China has established long‐term care insurance (LTCI) in the form of pilot projects that now extend to almost 50 cities. The need for long‐term care is likely to increase significantly. This article looks at initial studies undertaken in a range of cities on the impact of the LTCI pilots on health and the use of health care, on ...
Mel Cousins
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International Social Security Review, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 79-101, October/December 2024.Abstract A wide and established body of research evidence has consistently shown how the effective provision of social protection benefits and the promotion of gender equality are among the key tools for addressing shocks, vulnerability and poverty.
Zitha Mokomane +2 more
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Gender gaps in perceptions of social protection: Insights from the OECD Risks that Matter Survey
International Social Security Review, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 23-48, October/December 2024.Abstract Reflecting their weaker labour force attachment and lower earnings, women consistently report feeling greater economic insecurity than men across the Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD). Similar gender gaps emerge in perceptions of social protection systems: women are far less confident than ...
Valerie Frey +2 more
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Reforming the Dutch pension system to ensure sustainability
International Social Security Review, Volume 77, Issue 3, Page 99-122, July/September 2024.Abstract The Netherlands is on the brink of reforming its system of occupational pensions as part of a more general reform of its three‐pillar pension system. This reform features important changes to first pillar pension benefits. The focus of this article is however on the coming reform of occupational pensions, the second pillar of the system, which
Ed Westerhout +2 more
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Co‐production of agroecological innovations to improve sustainability in South American fruit farms
People and Nature, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 833-848, April 2024.Abstract Agricultural intensification and expansion are the main drivers of biodiversity loss that continue to increase this century, especially in South America. International markets and global policy provide incentives and frameworks to address this, but these are unlikely to be effective unless farmers on the ground are enabled and motivated to ...
Fabiana Oliveira da Silva +10 more
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