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The public agglomeration effect: Urban–rural divisions in government efficiency and political preferences

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
wiley   +1 more source

STATE PENSION FUND «PROMAGROFOND» AND ITS PLACE IN PENSION RUSSIA

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Engineering Research, 2015
The article discusses the work of private pension funds “PROMAGROFOND”. Shown his place in the pension system in Russia. Particular attention is paid to the placement of the fund’s assets in the various organizations of the Russian Federation . Describes
A B Bogoslovskya, Y N Arefyeva
doaj  

“Everything Is Just Done Away With Now”: Contentious Practices of Scalar Brokerage Motivated by Narratives of Welfare Nostalgia in Postcolonial Rotterdam

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT According to anthropological theories of brokerage, brokers build bridges, close gaps, make connections, and construct shared norms. In this article, I argue that such structural‐functionalist approaches to brokerage do not prove adequate in addressing unsettled and unsettling scale‐making practices of refugee‐led support initiatives in ...
Lieke van der Veer
wiley   +1 more source

Coordonate ale reformei sistemului de pensii. Cazul României

open access: yesRevista Transilvană de Ştiinţe Administrative, 2007
The reform of the pension systems has become a necessity in most of countries, as the public pension plans are not capable of ensuring a decent pension for the elderly.
Daniela Georgeta BEJU
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Direct and indirect costs associated with declining distance visual acuity: A nationwide longitudinal cost‐of‐illness study with 11‐year follow‐up

open access: yesActa Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To examine the direct and indirect costs associated with declining distance visual acuity (VA). Methods A longitudinal approach was applied to a large, nationally representative sample with extensive data, including VA measured at two time points.
Joonas Taipale   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Macroeconomic Framework of the Functioning of Public Compulsory Pension Insurance

open access: yesEconomic Analysis, 2017
Unfavorable demographic trends, economic and political crisis created the need to analyze the current situation in the pension system and created the concept of the modern system.
Gordana Đukić   +2 more
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Possible welfare benefits of basic income support: Evidence from a benefit incidence analysis in South Africa

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract The study investigates the potential welfare effect of basic income support (BIS) in reducing poverty and inequality in South Africa. Using the 2017 labour force survey and a benefit incidence analysis, we consider three BIS scenarios: (i) universal income support for those aged between 18 and 59; (ii) only those who are unemployed receive the
Carolyn Chisadza   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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