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reform, the U.S. risks joining the PIIGS – Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain – on the road to ruin through …
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adoption of semi-dual income tax in the taxation of public, occupational and private pensions and other retirement income …
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This article implements the minimum variance frontier for the stochastic discount factor, according to both Hansen and Jagannathan (1991) and Cochrane and Hansen (1992), for the Brazilian stock market. Two approaches are considered in terms of equity returns and equity premium, respectively, the...
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With a rapidly aging population, Portugal faces some serious pension challenges including a Social Security system which is under pressure, and pension benefits gradually approaching levels that will require individuals to supplement Social Security with private savings. In addition, Portugal...
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adoption of semi-dual income tax in the taxation of public, occupational and private pensions and other retirement income …
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The redistributive effect of the Portuguese welfare state through pensions, benefits and taxes is investigated in … contribute significantly to the reduction in inequality and poverty, with benefits other than pensions being the most cost …
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, in view of objectives like adequacy, financial sustainability, and modernisation. This paper documents the official … projected to grow by 3.2 pp, from 12.9 to 16.1%. Public pensions paid to former private-sector workers increase by 1.7 pp, while …
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This paper reports on a simple exercise in the long-term sustainability of public finances. In particular, focusing on …
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. Less well known is its unstable system of public pensions. This article addresses the underlying economic and political …
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