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Developing an annuity market in Europe
Fornero, Elsa (ed.); Luciano, Elisa (ed.) - 2004
On the premise that pension provision in Europe will dramatically change over the next few decades, this book concentrates on the funded component of pension wealth, and specifically on annuities - financial products that, on the basis of actuarial equivalence, allow the conversion of wealth...
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Frontiers in pension finance
Houben, Aerdt C. F. J. (contributor);  … - 2008
; discussion by Kees Koedijk -- 10. Frontiers in pension finance and reform : institutional innovation in the Netherlands / Lans …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850635
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Pension reform and economic theory : a non-orthodox analysis
Cesaratto, Sergio - 2005
The book is the first of its kind to attempt to deal with the economics of pensions and ageing on the basis of a rigorous theoretical framework alternative to neoclassical economics. Sergio Cesaratto breaks the dominant conformism in the current pension debate and explains that the strength of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851931
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Enterprise and the welfare state
Rein, Martin (ed.); Wadensjö, Eskil (ed.) - 1997
The economic demands of an ageing population, coupled with the crisis of public spending pose one of the greatest challenges to social policy in both the East and West. This book focuses on the political economy of pensions, particularly on the interaction between private and state provision....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473920
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Retirement provision in scary markets
Bateman, Hazel (contributor) - 2007
Who's afraid of the big bad bear? : or, why investment in equities for retirement is not scary and why investing without equities is scary / Ronald Bewley, Nick Ingram, Veronica Livera and Sheridan Thompson -- Assessing the risks in global fixed interest portfolios / Geoffrey Brianton -- The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420067
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Innovation, growth, and social cohesion : the Danish model
Lundvall, Bengt-Åke - 2002
Written by the scholar who, together with Chris Freeman, first introduced the concept of the innovation system, this … why competence building and innovation are crucial for economic growth and competitiveness in the current era. It also …1. The objective : to stimulate a knowledge-based debate about innovation policy -- 2. Innovation -- 3. The innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851756
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Pension fund governance : a global perspective on financial regulation
Evans, John R. (contributor); Piggott, John R. (contributor) - 2008
The academic literature on pension governance is sparse and this book will fill some important gaps by bringing together original contributions from around the world on subjects related to the area. The book initially lays out the main frameworks for pension fund governance and then goes on to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851183
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The political economy of financial market regulation : the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion
Weber, Beat (contributor); Schuberth, Helene (contributor);  … - 2006
This book focuses on recent financial market reforms, and their implications for social, economic and political exclusion. In particular it considers the hitherto under-researched question of whose interests govern the design of regulatory mechanisms and who influences the decision-making...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851422
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The political economy of pension reform in Central-Eastern Europe
Müller, Katharina - 1999
This highly topical book focuses on a particularly interesting area of post-1989 social policy. Existing public pension systems in Central-Eastern Europe underwent fundamental change as Latin-American style pension reforms were adopted. Such radical change in retirement provision defied...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473897
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Population ageing, pensions and growth : intertemporal trade-offs and consumption planning
Creedy, John; Guest, Ross - 2009
This highly topical book explores key issues in evaluating the long-run implications of population ageing for pensions, taxation, intergenerational equity and social welfare. Societies face long-term phenomena, such as demographic change and climate change that impose costs and benefits far into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474053