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The financial well-being of older people in Europe and the redistributive effects of minimum pension schemes
Figari, Francesco; Matsaganis, Manos; Sutherland, Holly - 2011
extent to which these schemes serve to reduce the risk of poverty among elderly. The main findings show that there is a … strong correlation between the resources allocated to the minimum pension schemes and the reduction in poverty risk among the …. On the one hand, they are more effective in reducing elderly poverty rates. On the other hand, they fail to ensure a …
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The Financial Well-Being of Elderly People in Europe and the Redistributive Effects of Minimum Pension Schemes
Figari, Francesco - 2013
. In particular, we quantify the extent to which these schemes contribute to alleviate elderly poverty across Europe …, they are more effective in reducing elderly poverty rates. On the other hand, they fail to ensure a level of financial well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077023
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Pension Reform and Income Inequality Among the Elderly in 15 European Countries
van Vliet, Olaf - 2011
inequality or poverty among elderly people. The results appear to be robust for a wide range of econometric specifications …
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Using HHoT to generate institutional minimum income protection indicators
Marchal, Sarah; Siöland, Linus; Goedemé, Tim - 2019
This paper aims to show how the newly developed Hypothetical Household Tool of the EUROMOD microsimulation model can be used to generate institutional minimum income protection indicators. It does so by updating the CSB’s Minimum Income Protection Indicators (CSB-MIPI) dataset using EUROMOD...
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The distributional effects of austerity measures : a comparison of six EU countries
Callan, Tim; Leventi, Chrysa; Levy, Horacio; … - 2011
. -- Austerity measures ; European Union ; Fiscal consolidation ; Poverty ; Microsimulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009427353
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Fiscal policy in action : fairness of public pensions and old-age poverty
Breyer, Friedrich; Hupfeld, Stefan - In: FinanzArchiv : European journal of public finance 65 (2009) 3, pp. 358-380
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Don't raise the retirement age! : an experiment on opposition to pension reforms and East-West differences in Germany
Scheubel, Beatrice; Schunk, Daniel; Winter, Joachim - 2009
; public opinion poll ; PAYG pension system ; East Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872791
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Don't Raise the Retirement Age! An Experiment on Opposition to Pension Reforms and East-West Differences in Germany
Scheubel, Beatrice - 2009
For policy reforms to increase a society's welfare, reliable information on people's prefer-ences and expectations is crucial. Representative opinion polls, often involving simplified questions about the complex topics under debate, are an important source of information for both policy-makers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013156875
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Don’t Raise the Retirement Age! An Experiment on Opposition to Pension Reforms and East-West Differences in Germany
Scheubel, Beatrice; Schunk, Daniel; Winter, Joachim K. - 2009
For policy reforms to increase a society's welfare, reliable information on people's preferences and expectations is crucial. Representative opinion polls, often involving simplifed questions about the complex topics under debate, are an important source of information for both policy-makers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014202805
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Aging, Pension Reform, and Capital Flows : A Multi-Country Simulation Model
Börsch-Supan, Axel H.; Winter, Joachim K.; Ludwig, … - 2009
Population aging and pension reform will have profound effects on international capital markets. First, demographic change alters the time path of aggregate savings within each country. Second, this process may be amplified when a pension reform shifts old-age provision towards more pre-funding....
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