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Gender pension gaps in Europe are more explicitly associated with labor markets than with pension systems
Hammerschmid, Anna; Rowold, Carla - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 25, pp. 203-211
In many European countries, there is a substantial gender pension gap. Yet, these gaps vary strongly across countries. This cross-national study examines to what extent institutional and labor market-specific factors correlate with gender pension gaps. The findings show that the gender pension...
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Gender pension gaps : a problem in many European countries
Hammerschmid, Anna; Rowold, Carla - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 16/18, pp. 156-157
The living situation of the elderly population in Europe is gaining importance due to demographic change. In many …
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Social Harmonization and Labor Market Performance in Europe
Mirecka, Katarzyna - 2017
The paper aims to assess the impact of selected elements of social harmonization on labor market performance in the European Union among two groups of workers — the total working population and the elderly. The aim is to examine whether upward changes in labor taxes affect employment,...
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Social harmonization and labor market performance in Europe
Mirecka, Katarzyna; Styczy´nska, Izabela - 2017
The paper aims to assess the impact of selected elements of social harmonization on labor market performance in the European Union among two groups of workers - the total working population and the elderly. The aim is to examine whether upward changes in labor taxes affect employment,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852666
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Gender pay gap in a European comparison : positive correlation between the female labor force participation rate and the gender pay gap
Schmieder, Julia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 9, pp. 65-70
vary across countries, are one explanation for this. Germany has one of the highest gender pay gaps in Europe compared to … gaps and high female labor force participation rates, the Nordic countries stand out positively in Europe. The extension of …
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Do welfare state taxes and transfers reduce gender income inequality? : evidence from eight European countries
Avram, Silvia; Popova, Daria - 2020
We complement the institutional literature on gender and the welfare state by examining how taxes and transfers affect the incomes of men and women. Using microsimulation and intra-household income splitting rules, we measure the differences in the level and composition of individual disposable...
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Beliefs about the gender pension gap
Schuetz, Jana - 2024
I conduct an online survey of 3,000 respondents in the United States to examine individuals' beliefs about the gender pension gap. By including an information provision experiment in which treated respondents are informed about the size of the gender pension gap, I examine whether receiving this...
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Factors determining gender pension gap in Europe : a cross national study
Mavrikiou, Petroula M.; Angelovska, Julijana - In: UTMS journal of economics / University of Tourism and … 11 (2020) 2, pp. 151-160
The objective of this paper is to investigate the factors that determine the gender pension gap in Europe. In … risk factors that determine the gender pension in Europe, we use EU-SILC and LFS data from Eurostat. For our analysis we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012428002
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A "healthy immigrant effect" or a "sick immigrant effect"? : selection and policies matter
Constant, Amelie; García-Muñoz, Teresa M.; Neuman, … - 2015
paper we study the health assimilation of immigrants within the context of selection and migration policies. Using SHARE … data we are able to compare Israel and Europe that have fundamentally different migration policies. Israel has virtually … natives; b) immigrants to Europe have better health than natives upon arrival and up to eleven years since arrival in the host …
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Household wealth and body mass index : towards a healthy ageing?
Belloc, Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto; Velilla, Jorge - 2023
Body Mass Index, using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, including 15 countries from 2004 to …
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