Nel saggio si ricostruisce la storia della regolazione degli status di pensionato e di lavoratore. Pur tra vistose eccezioni e contraddizioni, fino agli anni ’90 era prevalente una condizione di incompatibilità, fonte anche di conseguenze indesiderate (disponibilità di manodopera per il...

Viet Nam has made significant progress in expanding social insurance coverage in recent years. However, coverage amongst small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remains very low and very few workers in this sector are expected to receive a pension in retirement. Drawing on two datasets for...

Israel is a young country with still dynamic population growth, but it is already beginning to face the consequences of population ageing. The pension system relies largely on mandatory private retirement saving, which will moderate the long-term fiscal impact. Yet, there are questions about the...

Der Altenquotient steigt deutlich an, das Rentenniveau sinkt. Dies fordert politisches Handeln heraus. Noch in diesem Herbst will Sozialministerin Andrea Nahles Eckpunkte einer Reform der Alterssicherung vorstellen. Stellschrauben gibt es genug: Die betriebliche Altersvorsorge kann besser...

This paper assesses Italy’s 2019 tax and benefit reforms, analyses hypothetical reforms and proposes a reform package that balances goals of reducing poverty, encouraging employment and fiscal sustainability. Using the OECD’s Tax-Benefit and the EUROMOD microsimulation models, it shows that...

Colombia is one of the most unequal countries in Latin America. The high level of informality in the labour market and many characteristics of the pension system leave many elderly in poverty. Only formal-sector employees earning more than the relatively high minimum wage are covered. Linking...

Im Rahmen der Gesamtevaluation der familienbezogenen Leistungen untersuchte das Allensbacher Institut mit zwei Akzeptanzanalysen 2010 und 2011 die Bekanntheit und die Bewertung von 16 staatlichen Leistungen zur Familienförderung sowie die Muster der Inanspruchnahme. Die qualitativen und...

South Africa has an incomplete social protection system without a mandatory pension savings scheme. Designing a universal insurance pension system would allow to reduce the important government funded pension grant system and ensure that the old-age population has decent income. Only 40% of...

Befristete Arbeitsverträge stehen im Spannungsfeld zwischen den Flexibilitätsbedürfnissen der Arbeitgeber und den Sicherheitsbedürfnissen der Arbeitnehmer. Um die Befristung von Arbeitsverträgen einzudämmen, ließen sich flexible Arbeitgeberbeiträge in der Arbeitslosenversicherung...

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...