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Perceived Economic Inequality and Progressive Taxation: The Moderator Role of Upward Mobility Beliefs

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Attitudes toward redistribution have been widely studied, yet individuals respond differently to specific policies. Progressive taxation is one of the most effective mechanisms for reducing inequality and fostering more egalitarian societies, but little is known about the psychological factors shaping support for it.
Juan Matamoros‐Lima, Miguel Moya, Guillermo B. Willis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pension funds' performance in strongly regulated industries in Central Europe: Evidence from Poland and Hungary [PDF]

This paper presents an analysis of pension funds' performance in Poland and Hungary, two Central European countries characterized by strong regulation of their private pension fund industries.
Bohl, Martin T., Lischewski, Judith, Voronkova, Svitlana   +2 more
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City of Milwaukee's Fiscal Condition: Between a Rock and a Hard Place [PDF]

, 2009
This report presents an analysis of the fiscal condition of the City of Milwaukee government, applying a professional financial evaluation system of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA).
Doug Day, Rob Henken, Vanessa Allen
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How Changing Narratives About the Future Shape Policymaking for the Long Term

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How can we explain decisions by governments to engage in policy investments—accepting short‐term costs in return for anticipated gains in the longer term—after previously sustaining the status quo? Our article examines the role of narratives in changing expectations about the future as a key driver of intertemporal policymaking. In light of an
Pieter Tuytens, Charlotte Haberstroh
wiley   +1 more source

Pension Fund Investment Policy [PDF]

The purpose of this paper is to survey what is known about the investment policy of pension funds. Pension fund investment policy depends critically on the type of plan: defined contribution versus defined benefit.
Zvi Bodie
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Blocked and “Unblocked” Learning: Structural Factors That Impede and Enable Evidence‐Informed Policymaking

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article addresses a critical issue in evidence‐informed policymaking: the challenge of translating knowledge into policy outputs amidst the complex interplay between research and politics. It discusses the concept of “blocked learning,” where individual‐level learning fails to scale up to organizational and policy levels, thus impeding ...
Thenia Vagionaki
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate governance disclosure in a South African public pension fund

Acta Commercii
Orientation: The importance of corporate governance in a public pension fund. Research purpose: Determining the disclosure of corporate governance principles in a South African public pension fund.
Akwande Sithole, Melany Lotter
doaj   +1 more source

Pension fund governance

, 2005
Contains fulltext : 36908.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
openaire   +3 more sources

Investor Behavior and Fund Performance under a Privatized Retirement Accounts System: Evidence from Chile [PDF]

In the U.S. and in Chile, there have been heated debates about the relative merits of a decentralized privatized pension system relative to a more traditional social security system.
Elena Krasnokutskaya, Petra Todd
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The Distributive Consequences of Active Welfare Policies in Europe

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the distributive consequences of active welfare policies in Europe by analysing tier‐specific investments in individualised employment services across four European welfare states: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Deborah Jackwerth‐Rice, Katharina Zimmermann   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source