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The Economic Consequences of Ageing: The Case of Finland

Maisonneuve, Christine de la; André, Christophe; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

’espérance de vie permettrait de réduire les coûts des pensions et d’accroître l’emploi des travailleurs seniors, à condition d …

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Making the Labour Market Work Better in Poland

Boulhol, Hervé - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Poor labour-market outcomes remain one of Poland’s major structural weaknesses, impeding firms’ competitiveness and the nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace. Despite long working hours, labour...

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Improving Employment Prospects in the Slovak Republic: Building on Past Reforms

Fuentes, Andrés - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007

While employment growth has accelerated, allowing unemployment to fall significantly since 2005, many low-skilled workers are still unemployed and the duration of unemployment spells is still long. The introduction of an in-work benefit for workers in low-income households, subject to a minimum...

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Coping with the Job Crisis and Preparing for Ageing: The Case of Finland

Braconier, Henrik - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

of the system. Stricter criteria for entry into disability pensions should also be applied. The 2005 pension reform was a … une pension d’invalidité devraient être durcis. La réforme des pensions de 2005 était un pas dans la bonne direction, mais … d’autres ajustements devraient encore être introduits dans le système de pensions de vieillesse afin d’abaisser le coût …

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The Turkish Pension System: Further Reforms to Help Solve the Informality Problem

Brook, Anne-Marie; Whitehouse, Edward R. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006

Recent social security reform has significantly improved the long-run sustainability of the pension system. However, the pension system continues to serve as an important barrier to a more rapid expansion of the formalsector economy in two ways. First, early-retirement incentives (including...

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Assessing the 2005 Czech Proposals for Pension Reform

Hemmings, Philip; Whitehouse, Edward R. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006

, early retirement incentives, diversification into private provision, simplicity and the pensions-earnings link. This Working …

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Policy Options for Reducing Poverty and Raising Employment Rates in Israel

Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

of tax breaks on pensions. This Working Paper relates to the 2010 OECD Economic Survey of Israel (www …

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Fairly Sharing the Social Impact of the Crisis in Greece

Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Matsaganis, Manos; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has mitigated the burden sharing of fiscal adjustment, as the recession has deepened unemployment has risen, earnings have declined and social tensions have increased. Getting people...

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Pensions with Heterogenous Individuals and Endogenous Fertility

Cremer, Helmuth; Gahvari, Firouz; Pestieau, Pierre - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

equal pensions for all but different contributions which may or may not increase with the number of children. Additionally … case, pensions are decreasing in the number of children: in the latter case, they are increasing. …

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Does the welfare state make older workers unemployable?

Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

This paper discusses the specificities of the labor market for older workers. It discusses the implications of those specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment benefits indexed backwards and hiring costs are...

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