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Inclusion or insurance? National insurance and the future of the contributory principle
Hills, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
future development of state pensions, arguing that their combined effect is to restore something like a flat rate state … contribution records. This leaves a choice for the remaining sixth of National Insurance benefits: to separate out state pensions …
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From Beveridge to Turner: demography, distribution and the future of pensions in the UK
Hills, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
This article outlines the recommendations of the UK Pensions Commission, and the data and analysis on which they were … system. The Commission concluded that without reform, structural problems with UK pensions would lead to increasingly … have now largely been adopted by the UK government, imply eventual increases both in state spending on pensions as a share …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126324
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The relationship between women's work histories and incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany
Evandrou, Maria; Falkingham, Jane; Sefton, Tom - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
weakest in the UK, where there is evidence of a pensions’ poverty trap and where only predominantly full-time employment is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884562
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The Greek crisis in focus: austerity, recession and paths to recovery
Christodoulakis, Nicos; Leventi, Chrysa; Matsaganis, Manos - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884655
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The economics of pensions
Barr, Nicholas; Diamond, Peter - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
This paper sets out the economic analytics of pensions. After introductory discussion, successive sections consider the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928707
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Policy uncertainty and precautionary savings
Giavazzi, Francesco; McMahon, Michael - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
In 1997 Chancellor Kohl proposed a major pension reform: he pushed the law through Parliament explaining that the German PAYG system had become unsustainable. One limitation of the new law - one that is crucial for our identification strategy - is that it left the generous pension entitlements...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928811
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The shifting balance of private and public welfare activity in the United Kingdom, 1979 to 2007
Edmiston, Daniel - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
The balance between private and public sectors in welfare activity in the UK has been documented by Burchardt (1997) and Smithies (2005) for three time periods; 1979/1980, 1995/1996 and 1999/2000. The existing evidence suggested that a welfare mix has previously been in existence but that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744869
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The relationship between women’s work histories and incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany
Evandrou, Maria; Falkingham, Jane; Sefton, Tom - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
weakest in the UK, where there is evidence of a pensions’ poverty trap and where only predominantly full-time employment is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745503
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Women's family histories and incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany
Evandrou, Maria; Falkingham, Jane; Sefton, Tom - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
Using data from several large scale longitudinal surveys, this paper investigates the relationship between older women’s families histories and their personal incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany, By comparing three countries with very different welfare regimes, we seek to gain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745510
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Family ties: women’s work and family histories and their association with incomes in later life in the UK
Sefton, Tom; Evandrou, Maria; Falkingham, Jane - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
low-skilled women. Recent pensions reforms should eventually produce more equitable outcomes as between men and women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745528