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Pension systems in 15 countries compared: the value of entitlements

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
core  

The role of foreign capital flows in health finance

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract This study develops an open economy version of the health deficit model to examine how rising health expenditures affect international capital flows, external balances, and welfare. The government issues bonds in international capital markets, linking health policy to international financial dynamics.
Mark Christopher Kelly
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Older Adult Mortality in Rural Mexico. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Hum Resour
Menares F   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Religious politics and the limits of redistribution: The rise and fall of family allowances in Spain, 1926–58

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract After the Second World War, family allowances became a cornerstone of social spending in western Europe. Whilst religion is often highlighted as a driver of this policy, the role of political Catholicism remains contested, particularly in southern Europe.
Guillem Verd‐Llabrés
wiley   +1 more source

Health systems and quality of life: The situation of South Africans with spinal cord injury. [PDF]

open access: yesS Afr J Physiother
Nizeyimana E   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sick leave in the United Kingdom Post Office, 1850–1908

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses a large individual‐record‐level dataset on sick leave to examine adult morbidity in the United Kingdom between 1850 and 1908. From 1859 onwards postal workers were eligible to receive a pension or gratuity when they retired or were forced to stop working due to ill health.
Harry Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging the work governance divide: Pluralism and performance

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article introduces a new direction of studies that looks at the Workplace of the Future through enlarged interdisciplinary lenses. This article bridges the divide between different traditions – human resource management, industrial relations and economic democracy – arguing theoretically and demonstrating empirically their complementarity
Gustavo Magalhães de Oliveira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the leaky pipeline: Tokenism, status group effects, or self‐selection?

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In most European universities today, more than 50% of bachelor's degrees are awarded to women, but the corresponding share of full professorships is only about 25%. This phenomenon is called the leaky pipeline. Most explanations refer to gender biases and stereotypes, motherhood, discrimination, and tokenism.
Margit Osterloh, Katja Rost
wiley   +1 more source

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