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characterized by increased influence from the financial market and extreme economic events using data from the Household Income … Survey. The elderly were not isolated as pensions were cut, full indexation abandoned and taxes increased during Sweden … income of the pensioners fell behind that of workers and relative poverty increased. The analysis shows that the limited …
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-term income, medium-term further education, long-term retirement insurance. The focus is on the particularly affected groups of …
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We analyze the impact of population aging on Japan's household saving rate and on its public pension system and the … impact of that system on Japan's household saving rate and obtain the following results: first, the age structure of Japan …'s population can explain the level of, and past and future trends in, its household saving rate; second, the rapid aging of Japan …
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's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). We use household-level data and a novel identification scheme, whereby we instrument the … electrification of neighboring households. Additionally, we find that electrification: (i) significantly increases income (in … particular, farm income); (ii) improves children's educational completion; and (iii) reduces the use of dirty fuel for lighting …
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The article assesses the economic condition of households in a time frame view (2000-2016) in the light of income and … polarisation of the analysed variables is dependent on the geographical area of residence. The data from the research on household …
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higher income save less frequently for business purpose compared to households whose heads have lower income. Overall, it is … and insurance systems of their respective countries to enhance the income status and lives of their citizens. …
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2001, the UK government introduced Stakeholder Pensions – a low cost retirement saving vehicle. The reform also changed the … contributions to private pensions among lower earnings individuals, especially among women, and those in couples. …
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)’s Pensim2 model is a dynamic microsimulation model. The principal purpose of …
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purchase their own individual pension. We use household panel data for the 1990s to show that individuals that subsequently …
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How much retirement income is needed in order to maintain one's living standard at old age? As it is difficult to find … replacement rate vis-à-vis income in the pre-retirement period. We subject indications regarding satisfaction with current income …
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