The Rationale for Fundamental Pension Reform in Germany and the United States: An Assessment [PDF]
This paper considers the arguments for fundamental pension reform in Germany and the United States. The two countries have recently made or are considering reforms that would reduce the generosity of the traditional, pay-as-you-go pension system. Some or
Gary Burtless
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The social life of money for children
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.Abstract Inspired by Nigel Dodd's The Social Life of Money, this article proposes an analysis of entangled economic lives, that is, how meaning, structures and politics jointly shape the flow of monies within households. The past decades have marked a shift from “childrearing expenditures” to “parenting investments” that align with new visions of both ...
Nina Bandelj
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Why We Shouldn't Trust Institutions: Critical Theory and the Case for Radical Distrust
Constellations, EarlyView.
Zohreh Khoban
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Description, Articulation and Limitations in the Social Theory of Insurance
The 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
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The Mexican pension annuity market [PDF]
This paper analyzes the performance and development of the Mexican pension annuity market established as a consequence of the 1997 pension reform. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics providing lessons for other countries that ...
Impavido, Gregorio
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Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser +2 more
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Overview of contractual savings institutions [PDF]
Contractual savings institutions include national provident funds, life insurance companies, private pension funds, and funded social pension insurance systems.
Skully, Michael, Vittas, Dimitri
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Analysis of Balance of Income and Expenditure and Optimal Retirement Age of Pension Insurance Co-Ordination Account Based on Improved Machine Learning Algorithm. [PDF]
Comput Intell Neurosci, 2022 Yan S, Zhou Y, Zhang Y.
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Justice Across Generations: Rethinking Reciprocity Under Conditions of Uncertainty
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This introduction investigates the role of justice as reciprocity in intergenerational settings. It argues that the growing prominence of intergenerational framing in contemporary policy agendas is best understood in light of distinct questions emerging within the normative debate on intergenerational justice.
Valentina Gentile, Fiammetta Sacconi
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Annuity markets and benefit design in multi-pillar pension schemes : experience and lessons from four Latin American countries [PDF]
A growing number of countries have introduced mandatory defined contribution schemes. As these schemes mature, their success will increasingly depend on how well they translate accumulated funds into a stream of retirement income. Successful reforms will
Palacios, Robert, Rofman, Rafael
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