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A large share of the population in emerging market economies has no pension coverage, exposing them to the economic risks arising from socio-economic and individual shocks. This problem, which arises from having large informal (unregulated) sectors, affects not only poor workers, but as many as...
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Variations among the diverse pension systems in the member states of the European Union (EU) hamper labor market mobility across national borders and also among firms within the countries of the EU. From a macroeconomic perspective, and in the light of demographic pressure, this paper argues...
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To our knowledge, this paper provides the first study evaluating the effects of higher education for adults on the timing of retirement. Using detailed longitudinal population register data 1982–2010, we track first-time enrollees in higher education in 1992–1993. Our sample is aged 42–55...
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Reducing poverty remains an important challenge, and the COVID-19-crisis may further reinforce social vulnerabilities. Although it has declined lately, relative poverty remains high in international comparison and is distributed unevenly across population groups with the elderly, people with...
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-as-you-go system while ensuring financial sustainability and accounting for changes in life expectancy. This implies that the value of …
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generations and the sustainability of public finances. Rising old-age dependency ratios will put the financing of adequate … pensions, health and long-term care under high pressure. The paper provides recommendations on policy responses to address … pensions, incentivising private savings, enhancing the efficiency of health care provision, expanding the coverage of social …
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We review the evidence on decision making in complex choice situations—i.e., situations where there are many alternatives and/or where attributes of alternatives are difficult to understand. We focus on choices about health insurance, health care, and retirement planning, all of which are very...
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This chapter reviews the theoretical and empirical issues dealing with Social Security pensions. The first part of the …
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research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap …
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public pensions. This paper studies the determinants of two forms of accessing retirement in Spain, either partial or full … the age of retirement moving it to an earlier date. -- retirement ; public pensions ; duration analysis …
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