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"Better safe than sorry" - Individual Risk-free Pension Schemes in the European Union - Macroeconomic Benefits, the Mobile Working Citizen's Perspective and Why Nots. MPRA Paper No. 33571, 20 September 2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Variations between the diverse pension systems in the member states of the European Union hamper labour market mobility, across country borders but also within the countries of the European Union.
Peeters, Marga
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Regulatory Convergence and Divergence in ESG Reporting in the Indo‐Pacific Region

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting has evolved significantly globally over the past few decades. Many countries are now signatories to international agreements such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, with increasing commitments to emissions reduction targets and the
Michele John   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supplementary pension coverage in Britain [PDF]

open access: yes
The 1986 Social Security Act introduced far-reaching changes to the supplementary pension environment in Britain, encouraging the growth of defined contribution pension plans and especially personal pensions.
Armando Barrientos
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Everything Changed, Yet Hunting Rights Did Not: Formulation of Wildlife Property Rights in Postsocialist Slovenia

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study uses the policy regime framework to examine how background conditions, institutions, and actor configurations shaped hunting rights within the forest–wildlife policy domain during Slovenia's postsocialist transformation. Drawing on media analysis, in‐depth interviews with policymakers, and legislative documents, it conducts a ...
Milan Šinko, Brina Malnar
wiley   +1 more source

The Distributive Consequences of Active Welfare Policies in Europe

open access: yesEuropean 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   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pension systems in 15 countries compared: the value of entitlements [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper calculates prospective pension entitlements for illustrative workers at different income levels in 15 OECD countries. The modelling includes universal and resource tested schemes, public and private earnings-related plans and mandatory defined
Whitehouse, Edward
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Economic burden and cost determinants of epilepsy in Georgia: A longitudinal cost‐of‐illness study

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess the economic burden, cost components, and individual‐level determinants of outpatient epilepsy care in adults in Georgia. Methods This longitudinal study of epilepsy‐related costs in adults with active epilepsy attending a tertiary epilepsy centre in Tbilisi collected clinical and sociodemographic data over 6 months. Direct
Sofia Kasradze   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developments in Retirement Provision: Global Trends and Lessons from Australia and the US [PDF]

open access: yes
Retirement systems should be conceived of as long-term financial contracts under which workers' contributions today are exchanged for benefits paid to the elderly tomorrow.
John Piggott, Olivia S. Mitchell
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Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders: A Qualitative Study of Patients' Experiences and Perceived Treatment Needs

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Approximately 25% of individuals with eating disorders develop severe and enduring eating disorders (SEEDs); yet effective treatments remain limited. This study explored lived experiences of SEEDs, focussing on past treatments, as well as current needs and hopes. Method Twenty participants with eating disorders of ≥ 7 years and prior
Emilia Kotilahti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Colonial and gendered peace: Decolonial perspectives on peace in Nagorno‐Karabakh

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

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