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Mandatory pension contributions, household consumption, and savings
Abstract Using Danish register data, we study whether individuals save enough to maintain almost all (90%) of their pre-retirement consumption. We find that 85 percent do, largely due to mandatory labour market pension contributions. The remaining 15 percent are less likely to have mandatory pension schemes and do not compensate for ...
Linda Sandris Larsen +3 more
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Pension Reform in Bolivia: A Review of Approach and Experience [PDF]
The paper analyzes the Bolivian experience in switching from an old publicly managed pay-as-you-go pension system to a privately managed, fully funded pension system.Pension reform ...
Osvaldo Nina, Federico Escobar
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Colonial and gendered peace: Decolonial perspectives on peace in Nagorno‐Karabakh
Abstract This article critically interrogates peace processes in the aftermath of the First Nagorno‐Karabakh War by centering the lived experiences and political voices of Armenian and Azerbaijani internally displaced and refugee women, based on ethnographic fieldwork and in‐depth interviews conducted in 2019.
Ramil Zamanov
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Non-state pension provision in Ukraine: status and prospects
The article proposes a general assessment of the state of non-state pension provision in Ukraine in the conditions of a full-scale war against the background of demographic challenges and forced migration of the population.
Bereslavska Olena
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The use of derivatives to hedge embedded options : the case of pension institutions in Denmark [PDF]
The main purpose of this paper is to examine the growing use of derivatives by Danish pension institutions as a risk management tool to hedge embedded options on their balance sheets. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s it was a widespread practice for Danish
Ladekarl, Jeppe +3 more
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Effect of Austerity Measures on Infant Mortality: Evidence From Greece
ABSTRACT Governments frequently adopt austerity policies when facing economic crises, yet their long‐term consequences for population health remain incompletely understood. This paper examines the impact of large‐scale fiscal austerity on infant mortality by exploiting the Troika‐led economic adjustment program implemented in Greece beginning in 2010 ...
Robert J. Kolesar, Rok Spruk
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The pension system in Singapore [PDF]
Singapore is an affluent city state which finances its social security system through a mandatory, publicly managed, defined contribution system based on individual accounts. The main vehicle embodying this is the Central Provident Fund (CPF).
Asher, Mukul G.
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Abstract Retirees re‐entering the workforce, popularly termed as bridge employment, is a phenomenon that is anticipated to increase in the coming years. Though research establishes that these employees have unique aspirations and work motives (see Mazumdar et al., 2020), primary research on how the retirement transition and bridge employment shape each
Bishakha Mazumdar +2 more
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This paper is motivated by the idea to create, wherever possible, rational mechanisms that adapt pension systems automatically to a changed economic and demographic environment, rather than to leave such adaptations to discretionary high-profile pension ...
Börsch-Supan, Axel
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Two Shades of Green? Gender Differences in Environmental Concern and Activism
ABSTRACT This study examines gender differences in environmental concern and activism using data from the World Values Survey. The results indicate that women are more likely than men to be concerned about the environment, but are less likely to engage in environmental activism.
Hava Orkut, Caroline Perrin
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