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As the heterogeneity in life expectancy by socioeconomic status increases, pension systemsbecome more regressive implying wealth transfers from short to long lived individuals. Variouspension reforms aim to reduce these inequalities that are caused by ex-ante differences in lifeexpectancy....
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This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...
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This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011746805
This study uses German social security records to provide novel evidence about the heterogeneity in life expectancy by lifetime earnings and, additionally, documents the distributional implications of this earnings-related heterogeneity. We find a strong association between lifetime earnings and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011740362
As the heterogeneity in life expectancy by socioeconomic status increases, pension systems become more regressive implying wealth transfers from short to long lived individuals. Various pension reforms aim to reduce these inequalities that are caused by ex-ante differences in life expectancy....
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a variety of institutional pensions schemes. The study contrasts pension system regulation in Denmark, Finland, Germany …
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towards a higher relevance of private pensions in the public-private mix. The Swedish and German systems relied more on … public minimum pension schemes for a long time only with mostly voluntary occupational systems. Private pensions strongly … affected the income position of high-income pensioners. However, also the structure of public pension benefits had a poverty …
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This paper analyses the impacts of indirect tax policy reforms on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania by … government tax revenue and a neutral effect on income distribution and poverty. The results of the second reform find a positive … distribution, poverty indicators fell. …
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