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wage in real terms, to which the minimum pension is linked. Some features of existing social protection programmes … vieillissement de la population et à l'accroissement de la valeur du salaire minimum en termes réels, auquel la pension minimale est …
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Hungarian family policy focuses on providing generous options to take time off work to look after children. This system not only contributes to Hungary’s low employment rate but encourages long separation from the labour market, has largely failed to significantly influence fertility rates and...
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Income inequality and relative poverty among the working-age population in Japan have risen to levels above the OECD average. This trend is partially explained by labour market dualism, with an increasing proportion of non-regular workers who are paid significantly less than regular workers, as...
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. Given the limited coverage of the public pension system, the new means-tested benefit for the elderly will be useful in …
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Immigration could offer one way for Denmark to expand its labour supply, thereby lowering the dependency ratio, at least for some time, and easing the task of ensuring fiscal sustainability. However, these beneficial effects are obtained only if immigrants are in work. Yet a significant...
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Sweden’s single biggest economic problem is the high number of people absent from work due to sickness or disability. This paper describes the problem and looks at what other countries have done to reduce absenteeism. It emphasises a mutual obligations approach to sickness insurance. This...
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insufficient evaluation of programmes, not enough focus on managing for outcomes, and a budget that is excessively fragmented. The …’évaluation des programmes qui n’est pas assez ciblée sur la gestion des résultats et un budget qui est trop fragmenté. La qualité des ... …
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In 1994, the OECD published a set of recommendations -- known as the OECD Jobs Strategy -- to deal with high and persistent unemployment that affected many member countries. These recommendations are currently being reassessed by the OECD and this paper contributes to this process. It provides a...
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ageing, it looks at indicators of the incentives for early retirement via pension systems and other transfer programmes …
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There have been concerns that employment-enhancing reforms along the lines of the 1994 OECD Jobs Strategy could inadvertently lead to increased income inequality and poverty. This paper focuses on the impact of institutions and redistributive policies on inequality and poverty with the view of...
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