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The role of occupational pension funds in Mauritius [PDF]

Mauritius belongs to a select group of developing countries where contractual savings-savings with insurance companies and pension funds-exceed 40 percent of GDP and represent a major potential force in the local financial system.
Vittas, Dimitri
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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 Funds under Investments Constraints: An Assessment of the Opportunity Cost to the Greek Social Security System [PDF]

In this paper we study the opportunity loss of the Greek social security system in terms of risk and return, caused by the inflexible investment constraints under which Greek pension funds operated in the period 1958-2000.
Milonas, Nikolaos /T, Papachristou, George, Roupas, Theodor /A   +2 more
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Executive dysfunction and employment in epilepsy

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Executive dysfunction, affective symptoms, and unemployment are prevalent in patients with epilepsy, yet the relation between these variables remains poorly understood. The present study examined: (1) The relationship between epilepsy‐related variables, affective symptoms, and executive functions (EFs); and (2) how these variables ...
Lisa E. Hauger, Christoph Helmstaedter, Morten I. Lossius, Kristin Å. Alfstad, Ellen Molteberg, Halvor Torgersen, Annette H. Skogan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An assessment of reform options for the public service pension fund in Uganda [PDF]

This paper analyzes the future liabilities that the Ugandan Public Service Pensions Fund might accumulate under the provisions of the Pensions Act (CAP 286) unless it is reformed. It then discusses alternative reform options that can be used in designing
Bogomolova, Tatiana, Impavido, Gregorio, Pallares-Miralles, Montserrat   +2 more
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Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of Group–Based Cognitive Remediation and Emotion Skills Training (CREST) for Adult Women With Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: A Pilot Pre–Post Study

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive and emotional deficits are common in eating disorders (EDs), especially anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), and can hinder engagement and recovery. This pilot single–group pre–post study examined the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of group–based Cognitive Remediation and Emotion Skills Training (CREST ...
Petr Minařík, Kristýna Wohlinová, Veronika Dostálová, Natálie Bočková, Jiří Suchý, Hana Papežová   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact at Scale: Policy Innovation for Institutional Investment With Social and Environmental Benefit [PDF]

, 2012
Explores policy options to maximize impact investing opportunities for institutional investors and accelerate the development of impact investing practices and products.
Ben Thornley, David Wood, Katie Grace
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A Deep Learning Framework for Forecasting Medium‐Term Covariance in Multiasset Portfolios

Journal of Forecasting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forecasting the covariance matrix of asset returns is central to portfolio construction, risk management, and asset pricing. However, most existing models struggle at medium‐term horizons, several weeks to months, where shifting market regimes and slower dynamics prevail.
Pedro Reis, Ana Paula Serra, João Gama
wiley   +1 more source

Health Influence and Association Analysis of Inpatient Service Under‐Utilization in Older Adults With Multimorbidities: A National Study in China

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
Our analysis of 3636 participants from the nationally representative CHARLS cohort revealed that 8.7% of older adults with multimorbidities declined hospitalization despite medical necessity. This under‐utilization was associated with significant long‐term health deterioration, including reduced self‐rated health, impaired work capacity, and diminished
Yunlian Xue, Zhuomin Huang, Jinqi Ye, Guihao Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The new meaning of retirement for bridge employees: Situating bridge employment through the lens of the Kaleidoscope Career Model

Human Resource Development Quarterly, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 89-112, Spring 2025.
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, Amy M. Warren, Travor C. Brown   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source