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Simulating the future of the Swedish baby-boom generations
Klevmarken, N. Anders; Bolin, Kristian; Eklöf, Matias; … - 2007
For the purpose of studying the consequences of the ageing of the Swedish population a group of scientists have enlarged the microsimulation model SESIM - originally developed at the Swedish Ministry of Finance - with modules that simulate health status, take up of sickness benefits, retirement,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321560
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A general semiparametric approach to inference with marker-dependent hazard rate models
van den Berg, Gerard J.; Janys, Lena; Mammen, Enno; … - 2016
-lite mortality using data from the Uppsala birth cohort study of individuals born in 1915-1929. The results suggest a relationship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011695386
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On the Design of Sustainable and Fair PAYG Pension Systems When Cohort Sizes Change
Knell, Markus - 2005
In this paper, the author deals with the question how to make PAYG pension systems financially resistant to fluctuating fertility rates. The author presents two pension schemes that lead to a permanently balanced budget but differ in the mixture of changes in the contribution rates and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013370012
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Increasing Life Expectancy and Pay-As-You-Go Pension Systems
Knell, Markus - 2012
In this paper I study how PAYG pension systems of the notional defined contribution type can be designed such that they remain financially stable in the presence of increasing life expectancy. For this to happen two crucial parameters must be set in an appropriate way. First, the remaining life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013370096
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The Return on Social Security with Increasing Longevity
Knell, Markus - 2015
In this paper I study the impact of increasing longevity on pay-as-you-go pension systems. First, I show that increasing longevity increases their internal rate of return. The size of the effect di ers for di erent policy regimes. It is higher for the case where the retirement age is increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013370118
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Actuarial Deductions for Early Retirement
Knell, Markus - 2017
The paper studies how the rates of deduction for early retirement have to be determined in PAYG systems in order to keep their budget stable. I show that the budget-neutral deductions depend on the speci_c rules of the pension system and on the choice of the discount rate which itself depends on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013370132
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The Role of the State in Economic Transformation: Comparing the Transition Experiences of Russia and China
Kotz, David M. - 2005
. Russia's transition since 1992 is examined as an example of the neoliberal approach, while China's transition since 1978 is … state property into a capitalist system, the neoliberal transition strategy and the state directed transition strategy … analyzed as an example of the state directed approach. The primary explanation for China's economically superior transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010457002
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Vaccination take-up and health: Evidence from a flu vaccination program for the elderly
Brilli, Ylenia; Lucifora, Claudio; Russo, Antonio; … - 2019
We analyze the effects of a vaccination program providing free flu vaccine to individuals aged 65 or more on take-up and hospitalization. By using linked patient-general practitioner (GP) data, we implement a regression discontinuity design around the threshold at age 65. We find that the...
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Critical periods during childhood and adolescence: A study of adult height among immigrant siblings
van den Berg, Gerard J.; Lundborg, Petter; Nystedt, Paul; … - 2011
We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For this we use data on families migrating into Sweden from countries that are poorer, with less healthy conditions. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275847
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Critical Periods during Childhood and Adolescence: A Study of Adult Height among Immigrant Siblings
van den Berg, Gerard J.; Lundborg, Petter; Nystedt, Paul; … - 2012
We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For this we use data on families migrating into Sweden from countries that are poorer, with less healthy conditions. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208619