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Potchefstroom Electronic Law JournalThe changing demands of society and the emergence of new challenges necessitate the constant evolution and improvement of legal frameworks. In November 2019 Lesotho adopted the Pension Funds Act 5 of 2019 to modernise its regulation and supervision of ...
Mtende Mhango, Teron Rikhotso
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The Distributive Consequences of Active Welfare Policies in Europe
European 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
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Private Pension Funds in Hungary: Politics, Institutions, and Performance [PDF]
The new pension system launched in Hungary in 1998 is epoch-making for having introduced a mandatory private pension scheme (MPPS). However, the political decision-making on pension reform and the scheme operations have been greatly influenced by ...
Iwasaki, Ichiro, Sato, Kazuko
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Colonial and gendered peace: Decolonial perspectives on peace in Nagorno‐Karabakh
Feminist 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
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Mind the gap: inheritance and inequality in retirement wealth
Intergenerational Justice Review, 2020 Drawing on detailed German panel data, we find that gifts and inheritances substantially increase households’ private pension savings in accounts which are costly or impossible to withdraw prematurely.
Lukas Brenner, Oscar A. Stolper
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Supplementary pension coverage in Britain [PDF]
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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The importance of incentives in influencing private retirement saving: known knowns and known unknowns [PDF]
, 2006 We summarise what economic theory predicts about how retirement savings decisions are affected by marginal withdrawal rates created by the tax, tax credit and benefit system, and by the information individuals are provided with.
Carl Emmerson +8 more
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Effect of Austerity Measures on Infant Mortality: Evidence From Greece
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Governments frequently adopt austerity policies when facing economic crises, yet their long‐term consequences for population health remain incompletely understood. This paper examines the impact of large‐scale fiscal austerity on infant mortality by exploiting the Troika‐led economic adjustment program implemented in Greece beginning in 2010 ...
Robert J. Kolesar, Rok Spruk
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Toward better regulation of private pension funds [PDF]
The author analyzes the typical model for regulating investments in private pension funds. Pension reforms like those pioneered by Chile are being initiated or considered in Argentina, Bolivia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay,
Shah, Hemant
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Holding out on restructuring negotiations: A legal analysis over Finnish and Swedish legislation
International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how Finnish and Swedish restructuring laws create opportunities for creditors to hold out on restructuring negotiations. Using Anthony Casey's new bargaining theory and the traditional creditors' bargain model as analytical frames, the study argues that holdouts arise when ex ante rights – particularly security interests,
Anssi Kärki
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