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This study identifies the causal effect of pension generosity on women's fertility behavior. It capitalizes on Brazil …-in-differences and instrumental variable methods show that the pension reform reduces the propensity of childbearing of women in fertile …, among older women and among mothers with sons …
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We explore the role of financial and pension information in increasing women's knowledge and awareness of their future … pension status, and consequently, in reducing the gender pension gap. A representative sample of 1249 Italian working women … then ran a randomized experiment to evaluate the effect of increased information regarding pensions on women's awareness …
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We present new empirical evidence on the distribution of earnings, income and wealth among entrepreneurs in Germany. We … Germany does not help to improve its fiscal sustainability, and only an increase in the retirement age to 70 years will help …
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concentration of job exits at specific ages. In Germany, almost 30% of workers retire precisely in the month when they reach one of …
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Germany recent reforms that aim at raising retirement age and cutting benefit levels should be complemented by increases in …
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are necessary, but often lack public support. Based on representative survey data from Germany, we conduct a survey …
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Empirical evidence suggests that individuals often evaluate options relative to a reference point, especially seeking to avoid losses. In this paper, we provide the first welfare analysis under reference-dependent preferences. We decompose the welfare impact of changes in reference points and...
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This paper considers the potential impact of welfare benefits on the partnership status of women in the UK. Using …
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The Dutch pension system is internationally top-ranked as a well-designed three-pillar system. Moreover, almost all forms of pension benefits are expenditure taxed in line with the European Commission's recommendations. Consequently, the Dutch pension policy approach could be regarded as a...
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In the real world, public pay-as-you-go pension (PAYG) schemes are popular and co-exist with private, retirement-saving schemes. This is true even in dynamically efficient economies where such pensions offer a lower return. The classic Aaron-Samuelson result argues that, in theory, this is...
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