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Insuring individuals … and politicians: financial services providers, stock market risk and the politics of private pension guarantees in Germany

open access: yesThe Political Economy of Pension Financialisation, 2019
Studies of the rise of private defined-contribution pensions traditionally focus on social policy concerns about the allocation of risks and costs for beneficiaries and employers.
Marek Naczyk, Anke Hassel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Use of Symptomatic Drug Treatment for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis and Patterns of Work Loss

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the use of central stimulants and amantadine for fatigue in MS and evaluate a potential association with reduced work loss in people with MS. Methods We conducted a nationwide, matched, register‐based cohort study in Sweden (2006 to 2023) using national registers with prospective data collection.
Simon Englund   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Liability-Driven Investment under Sponsor’s Loss Aversion

open access: yesRisks
This paper investigates a dynamic liability-driven investment policy for defined-benefit (DB) plans by incorporating the loss aversion of a sponsor, who is assumed to be more sensitive to underfunding than overfunding. Through the lens of prospect theory,
Dong-Hwa Lee, Joo-Ho Sung
doaj   +1 more source

COVID‐19 Vaccination Is Not Associated With the Development of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis in US Veterans

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Several case reports have proposed a potential association between COVID‐19 vaccination and the subsequent development of idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM). This study examined prior COVID‐19 vaccination in US veterans who developed new‐onset IIM compared to those without new‐onset IIM.
Caleb Hernández   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

New and old social risks in Korean social policy: the case of the National Pension Scheme [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This is a study of old and new social risks in Korean social policy, in relation to the National Pension Scheme (NPS). It provides a comprehensive overview of the Korean pension structure and the emergence of new social risk groups.
Lee, Taehoon, National Pension Service
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Multipillarisation remodelled: the role of interest organizations in British and German pension reforms

open access: yesThe Political Economy of Pension Financialisation, 2019
Recent reforms have responded to demographic ageing and fiscal challenges by shifting toward the multipillarisation of pensions to achieve financial sustainability.
B. Ebbinghaus
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Tri‐Culture Heart‐on‐a‐Chip Platform With iPSC‐Derived Cardiac Cells for Predictive Cardiotoxicity Testing

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents the first entirely isogenic heart‐on‐chip, unifying cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells from a single iPSC source. The platform reveals a critical biological insight: the endothelium actively shields cardiac tissue from drug‐induced toxicity, challenging the predictive accuracy of conventional, avascular models for ...
Karine Tadevosyan   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pension Reform in China

open access: yesJournal of Aging & Social Policy, 2016
This article analyzes China’s pension arrangement and notes that China has recently established a universal non-contributory pension plan covering urban non-employed workers and all rural residents, combined with the pension plan covering urban employees
Tao Liu, Li Sun
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in Bionanotechnology: Current Advances and Future Perspectives

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) enables the nanoscale mapping of electrostatic surface potentials. While widely applied in materials science, its use in biological systems remains emerging. This review presents recent advances in KPFM applied to biological samples and provides a critical perspective on current limitations and future directions for
Ehsan Rahimi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emeklilik Fonları İle Makroekonomik Faktörlerin Karşılıklı Etkileşiminin Türkiye ve Seçilmiş Ülkelerle Analizi

open access: yesEkonomi, Politika & Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2019
Bu çalışma, bir dizi makroekonomik değişkenin, emeklilik yatırım fonları üzerinde yarattığı dinamik etkilerin belirlenmesi ve emeklilik yatırım fonlarının bu veriler üzerine duyarlılıklarını ölçmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Özge Demirkale, Turgut Özkan
doaj   +1 more source

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