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Description, Articulation and Limitations in the Social Theory of Insurance
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There have been surprisingly few sustained efforts to explain or theorise the role insurance plays in society. Even the most theoretically inflected insurance scholarship, emanating from governmentality and Actor Network Theory scholarship, tends to be grounded in empirical cases, set in particular periods and places, and it is often ...
Liz McFall
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Aging, pension reform, and capital flows: A multi-country simulation model [PDF]
In this paper, we present a quantitative analysis of the international capital flows induced by differences in population aging processes across countries and by pension reforms.
Börsch-Supan, Axel +2 more
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Public pension, capital stock and consumption in rural China
, 2015 Zaigui Yang, Yuan Cao
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Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser +2 more
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Pension reform in small developing countries [PDF]
The authors provide a framework in which small countries can assess the proper role for the state and the private sector in pension policy. Based on industrial organization theory and pension economics, this framework draws on experience in small ...
Glaessner, Thomas Charles +1 more
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Economic Record, EarlyView.Humanitarian migrants are among the most vulnerable migrant groups, often facing significant integration challenges, particularly language barriers. In response, many developed countries have introduced language programs to support their settlement. This study uses an event study (staggered difference‐in‐differences) approach and data from Australia's ...
Bowen Wang, Tunye Qiu
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O tratare complexa a sistemului de pensii din Romania [PDF]
The pension system in Romania is currently in the process of identifying methods and models that meet the requirements imposed by the disappearance of barriers in the flow of goods, capital and service mobility.
Stegaroiu, Valentin
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Economic Record, EarlyView.We examine the impact of two changes to Australia's Parenting Payment Single (PPS) program, a welfare payment for low‐income single mothers. One change lowered the age of the youngest child cut off for program eligibility, forcing new welfare entrants onto the less generous Newstart (unemployment) payment.
Kristen Sobeck, Robert Breunig
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Money, Finance and Demography: The Consequences of Ageing [PDF]
A significant ageing trend can be observed in Europe and in other parts of the world. Fertility is decreasing and life expectancy increasing. The impact of migration is growing.
Aino Salomäki +20 more
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Policy solutions to ameliorate the negative impact of aging on economic productivity: a systematic review. [PDF]
SSM Popul HealthLin TK +5 more
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