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Description, Articulation and Limitations in the Social Theory of Insurance

open access: yesThe 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
wiley   +1 more source

Fiscal effects of reforming the UK state pension system [PDF]

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The fiscal and distributive impacts of three reforms to the social security pension system in the UK are evaluated. All three reforms are designed to increase the retirement age by changing the incentive structure underlying the pension system. The first
Carl Emmerson, Richard Blundell
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Association Between Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause and Retirement: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the association between vasomotor symptoms of menopause and retirement in Australian women. Design Population‐based cohort study. Setting Secondary analysis of six surveys collected between 1996 and 2010. Population A total of 6928 Australian women, born between 1946 and 1951. Methods Data were obtained from participants in
Biresaw Wassihun Alemu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frailty and innovative participatory rehabilitation

open access: yesThe Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
This Mini-Review showcases the latest evidence on rehabilitation opportunities for older people with multimorbidity and frailty. There is growing evidence, that a person-centered and contextualized rehabilitation approach may offer benefits, not only in ...
Martin Skoumal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health and Early Retirement: Evidence from French Data for individuals [PDF]

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Health status during the working life plays a major role in the retirement decision. Significant links between professional paths, retirement age and retirement conditions (disability pension, inability pension, reduced-rate pension, or full rate by age)
Karine Briard, Thomas Barnay
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Does Decreasing the Generosity of Payments to Single Parents Have Employment and Earnings Effects? Evidence from Australian Administrative Data*

open access: yesEconomic 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
wiley   +1 more source

THE PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEM COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN ROMANIA AND GERMANY [PDF]

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Pensions are the main form of protection to citizens by the state social insurance. This paper aims to build a comparative study of the main categories of pension granted in the public pension system - the old-age pension in Romania and Germany.
Stela Aurelia Toader
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