Many countries in the developing world have implemented old-age pensions. Evidence of the impact of such policies on the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa, however, is scarce. We provide evidence from a randomized evaluation of an unconditional old-age pension targeted at the elderly in Ekiti State,...

Cash-for-Work (CfW)/public works programmes have gained great interest recently because they can deliver employment and income for vulnerable households, in addition to dearly needed infrastructure. Studying donor-funded CfW programmes for Syrian refugees and their local neighbours in Jordan we...

Der zu Beginn des Jahrtausends begonnene Paradigmenwechsel in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung steht erneut an einem Scheidepunkt. Sinkende Zahlbeträge aus der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung und eine hinter den Erwartungen zurückbleibende private Vorsorge delegitimieren das "Drei-...

This article examines recent pension reforms in OECD countries. All countries are facing the challenge of designing both financially and socially sustainable pension policies in a context of weak economic growth, low financial returns and ageing populations. In some cases, countries have been...

In a slow process marked by authoritarian moments, regressive effects, bureaucratic insulation, centralized arrangements and cronyism, since the 1930s Brazil has been building its Welfare State. In the wake of struggles and political clashes for ensuring rights and reviving democracy, the...

Seit Jahren wird jedes neugeborene Kind im Durchschnitt drei Monate älter als ein Neugeborenes des Vorjahres. Dieser Lebenserwartungsgewinn von sechs Stunden am Tag schlägt sich - bei konstantem Renteneintrittsalter - in steigenden Rentenlaufzeiten nieder. Die "Rente mit 67" versucht, einen...

The implementation of social policies is often hampered by the fact that local decision-makers may be unwilling or unable to implement the policy as intended by the central government. In contrast to research that focuses on incentivizing and holding local decision makers accountable, we examine...

We examine the multigenerational impacts of a nationwide social pension program in China, the New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS). NRPS was rolled out in full scale since 2012, and rural enrollees over age 60 are eligible to receive a minimum of 70 CNY non-contributory monthly pension. We leverage...