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State pensions and the well-being of the elderly in the UK [PDF]
, 2006 This paper presents the trends seen over the last quarter of the 20thCentury in various indicators of the well-being of the elderlyalongside those seen for the young.
Banks, J +3 more
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The contribution of major diagnostic causes to socioeconomic differences in disability retirement
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2014 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was twofold: to investigate socioeconomic differences in disability retirement (DR) due to major diseases and find out which diseases contribute most to the overall socioeconomic differences in DR. METHODS: The data were
Anu Polvinen +4 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background The aim of this study was to examine how the use of outpatient and inpatient health services differs by occupational groups, and whether the differences are explained by sociodemographic factors and health status.
Hanna Rinne +2 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2012 OBJECTIVES: Retirement from paid work is a major life event facing increasingly large numbers of people in the coming years. We examined trajectories of mental health five years before and five years after old-age and disability retirement using data on ...
Mikko Laaksonen +7 more
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016 This paper uses unique and detailed transaction data to analyse herding behavior among pension funds. We distinguish between weak, semi strong and strong herding behaviour. Weak herding occurs if pension funds have similar rebalancing strategies. Semi strong herding arises when pension funds react similarly to other external shocks, such as changes in ...
Broeders, D. +3 more
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The Effects of Noncontributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well-Being
Economic development and cultural change, 2016 Public expenditures on noncontributory pensions are equivalent to at least 1% of gross domestic product in several countries in Latin America and are expected to increase.
Rosangela Bando +2 more
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How pensions contribute to the premium paid to experienced public school teachers [PDF]
, 2017 Many argue that public school systems should stop linking teachers’ salaries so closely to their years of experience. However, the effect of deferred retirement compensation on the premium paid to experienced teachers has, to date, been underappreciated.
McGee, Joshua B., Winters, Marcus A.
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Educational Expansion as a Driver of Longer Working Lives?
Comparative Population StudiesThis study investigates the contribution of educational expansion to changes in labour force participation among Europeans aged 55-74 between 2000 and 2019, while accounting for changes in educational inequalities in labour market activity.
Aart-Jan Riekhoff, Kati Kuitto
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Working-hour Trends in the Nordic Countries: Convergence or Divergence?
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2019 In this article, we investigate changes in usual working hours and part-time work in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden in recent decades. We analyze whether convergence or divergence occurred between countries, between men and women, and between men ...
Aart-Jan Riekhoff +2 more
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In Good Times and in Bad: Defined-Benefit Pensions and Corporate Financial Policy
, 2017 U.S. sponsors of defined-benefit pension plans integrate their pension plans into their overall financial management. Plan contributions are smaller and funding levels lower for plan sponsors that have less cash, are less profitable and are financially ...
Söhnke M. Bartram
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